St. Helena was founded in 1853 and is the high-profile center of the Napa Valley wine industry. This is still a small town with less than 6,000 people. The main street of St. Helena is, coincidentally, called Main Street. (It's also Highway 29 and the St. Helena Highway.) Main Street is loaded with enough boutiques to sink a boatload of yuppies. Enjoy yourself. It's small town America with a designer's touch.
Getting Here
Most people come to St. Helena by car. It's 18 miles north of Napa on Highway 29, which is the main north-south highway in the Napa Valley. It's even a divided freeway as far as Yountville. For the next nine miles from Yountville to St. Helena it's a two-lane road. The residents of Napa Valley have continuously rejected the idea of a freeway running upvalley.
This map will show you where St. Helena is in relation to the rest of the San Francisco Bay Area.
San Francisco Bay Area (Map courtesy of Napa Downtown Association)
Community Information
City of St. Helena
1480 Main Street
St. Helena CA 94574
707.963.2741
St. Helena Public Library
St. Helena Chamber of Commerce
1010 Main Street, Suite A,
St. Helena CA 94574
Across from Taylor's Refresher
707.963.4456
St. Helena Unified School District
St. Helena Star
1200 Main St., Suite C
St. Helena CA 94574
707.963.2731 Fax: 707.963.8957
St. Helena's weekly newspaper, founded in 1874, offers an online version of the latest edition, along with searchable archives going back to May 1999.
Traffic Conditions
North Bay
www.sfgate.com/traffic/index.shtml#NORTH_BAY
Highway 29
www.dot.ca.gov/hq/roadinfo/sr29
Weather
Current Conditions in St. Helena