Only 85 miles from cosmopolitan San Francisco, you?ll discover the rural beauty of Central California at the Red Lion Hotel Modesto. Sample native wines at local wineries, or simply enjoy a Sunday drive through rolling farmlands. For the adventurous, there is backpacking in Yosemite National Forest, river rafting down the Stanislaus River or panning for gold in the Mother Lode country. All less than 90 minutes from the hotel. Newly remodeled with white Italian tile and mahogany wood accents, ou