Roaming in Nature
It’s not just that the ding of the text message is reaching me farther into the wilderness, it’s the way my whole view of nature feels like it’s now shaped...
Category: Camping and Backpacking
Bay Nature’s 2025 Summer Guide!
For this summer, we've pulled together a few of our favorites—reads, guides, coastal trails and summer volunteering opportunities.
At Taylor Mountain, a View Worth the Climb
The trail passes in and out of shadowed forests, and leads to a peak overlooking Santa Rosa, the Coast Range, and the Mayacamas mountains.
An Astronomer’s Guide to the City
You may be surprised to learn that a telescope is not a requisite piece of gear for astrophotography. A DSLR camera and lens can be a great foundation.
Open! The First Urban Campground in the East Bay in More Than 30 Years
A new East Bay Regional Parks campground at Dumbarton Quarry allows easy access to Coyote Hills and the Bay.
The Adventure Crew Helps Make Regional Parks Accessible
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...
San Francisco Opens a New Campground at Sunrise Point
Residents and advocates turn to the challenge of keeping it welcome.
An Ode, a Map, and Details About the Ohlone Regional Wilderness Trail
Writer/illustrator Obi Kaufmann treks the Ohlone Regional Wilderness Trail
Ranch Recreation: Camping Out on Working Lands in Western Sonoma
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
A journey through a nearby landscape that can seem farther off and stranger than the High Sierra.
