A new East Bay Regional Parks campground at Dumbarton Quarry allows easy access to Coyote Hills and the Bay.
Open! The First Urban Campground in the East Bay in More Than 30 Years
January 14, 2022 •
Camping & Backpacking
The Adventure Crew Helps Make Regional Parks Accessible
March 24, 2020 •
On a crisp, bright Saturday morning in December, Andrew Fonseca, age 12, has joined a group of middle schoolers at the front gates of the Regional Parks Botanic Garden, in Tilden Park above Berkeley. His first reaction to the garden: … Read more
San Francisco Opens a New Campground at Sunrise Point
March 20, 2019 •
Residents and advocates turn to the challenge of keeping it welcome.
An Ode, a Map, and Details About the Ohlone Regional Wilderness Trail
October 1, 2018 •
Writer/illustrator Obi Kaufmann treks the Ohlone Regional Wilderness Trail
Ranch Recreation: Camping Out on Working Lands in Western Sonoma
July 22, 2016 •
In the “middle space” between protected and unprotected, a reporter finds a perfect place to camp.
Berryessa Snow Mountain: Northern California’s New National Monument
May 9, 2016 •
A journey through a nearby landscape that can seem farther off and stranger than the High Sierra.
Campsites Opening on Private Lands in the Bay Area
April 29, 2016 •
Hipcamp, a company founded in 2013 to improve the reservation process for public parks nationwide, is now facilitating camping on private land.
Book Review: The Best in Tent Camping, Northern California
October 1, 2004 •
The Best in Tent Camping: A Guide for Car Campers Who Hate RVs, Concrete Slabs, and Loud Portable Stereos: Northern California, by Hans and Jane Huber and Bill Mai, Menasha Ridge Press, 2004, 192 pages, $14.95 (www.menasharidge.com). Whether you’re an … Read more
Book Review: Tom Stienstra’s Bay Area Recreation
October 1, 2004 •
Tom Stienstra’s Bay Area Recreation, by Tom Stienstra, Foghorn Outdoors, 2004, 498 pages, $19.95 (www.foghorn.com). In introducing his newest guide-book, Tom Stienstra writes, “Like many people, at one time I believed there was no place left to go in … Read more
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Camping in the Bay Area
April 1, 2003 •
This spring, plan a sleepover date with nature right here. With dozens of campgrounds within easy commuting distance, Bay Area residents have plenty of options for stealing away for a refreshing night out in the wild. Do you want to camp in the redwoods? Spend a night on the coast? Or greet the sunrise in a field of ancient oaks? Why not all three?