Flew in and out of San Fransisco, drove up the coast to Redwood State and National Parks (stayed in McKinleyville), head up to Crater Lake National Park for some milky way shots (stayed in Chiloquin), then a layover in Redding before heading back to SF. Some long drives, but well worth it.

Redwood NP - https://www.npca.org/parks/redwood-national-state-parks : Crater Lake NP - https://www.npca.org/parks/crater-lake-national-park

You can view a low-resolution sample video of my sunset to Milkyway rise here.