The 29 Miles Silverado Trail runs along the Eastern side of the Napa Valley located 60 miles north of San Francisco. The Silverado Wine Trail is considered by locals as the back road of Napa Valley that runs parallel to busy highway 29. Silverado Wine Trail extends over the main route that cross Napa from South in the City of Napa at Tranncas Avenue and winds its roadway through the countryside via Yountville, Oakville, Rutherford, St. Helena all the way north to Calistoga.
The Silverado roadway dips and curves along the beautiful foothills of Mayacmas Mountains offering gorgeous views of vineyards and the surrounding mountains. While highway 29 is subject heavy traffic, Silverado wine trail is quieter. The two routes are actually linked by several cross roads such the Zinfandel Lane. Some of these crossroads go through bridges build over Napa River. The Silverado Wine Trail is much less traveled and it is the preferred route for locals more than Highway 1. On this historic road used to travel the old Wappo and Miwak, the Native Americans.


Silverado scenic roadway is lined with vineyards and offers wine tasters a fabulous selection of wineries. It also offer art and nature lovers a gateway to Napa Valley best wineries, mountains, parks, hot springs and even to a unique natural geyser. You will also so spectacular and unique architectural styles of wineries- chateaux, wineries-castles and much more. Silverado trail is home to some famous wineries and Resorts such the Auberge du Soleil located on Rutherford Hill Road. Don’t miss the mineral spas and hot mud baths located in Calistoga.
Another geothermal remnant, the privately owned Old Faithful Geyser. It’s a wonderful way to combine wine and spend the rest of the day exploring Calistoga’s Geyser and Hot Springs. About every 30 minutes, you can witness to an eruption of steam and scalding hot water towering almost 90 feet in the air. Why This back road was renamed in as the Silverado Trail?

Above town over the scenic Silverado trail looms Mount St. Helena where a brief silver boom erupted when Silver was discovered back in 1860’s. Meanwhile local resorts had began springing up off the new Silverado Trail in Calistoga followed by the Soda Springs. Don’t miss the Soda Spring old car scultpture on the Silverado trail. Silverado trail Natural Hot Springs combined to the warm Mediterranean climate in Napa Valley contributed to the popularity of the Valley as the number one resort destination in San Francisco Bay area.

After the Gold Rush, Robert Louis Stevenson traveled to Napa valley for health purposes back in 1880 and spent his honeymoon in what had become later a ghost town. Robert Louis Stevenson's novel known as the Silverado Squatters, that relates the story of his stay in at the foothills of Mount St. Helena in Napa Valley. Mount St. Helena rises above 4,344 feet standing above the northern corner of Napa Valley wine growing region. Mount St. Helena offers spectacular views, mountain biking, hiking and rock climbing. Mount St. Helena is home of Robert Louis Stevenson State Park commanding breathtaking and sweeping views over Napa Valley and San Francisco Bay Area.