California’s Diablo Range and Mount Diablo
Mount Diablo State Park in Clayton. Trail: 7.7 mi, 2,208 ft elevation gain, loop
Exploration
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...
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More Trails for Social Distancing [Updated]
Editor’s Note: We’ve revised this story to remove parks affected by the Marin, Sonoma and San Mateo County park closures. Last update March 25, 10:30 a.m. Looking for new trails...
Howell Mountain Forest Opens in Napa, a First in 110 Years
Pacific Union College Demonstration and Experimental Forest in Napa. Trail: 4.5 mi, 370 ft elevation gain, loop
A Long-Distance Nature Trail Through San Francisco
San Francisco Crosstown Trail: 17 mi, 2,043 ft elevation gain, point-to-point
An Experienced Park Visitor’s View of Point Reyes
For those who are unaware of Point Reyes Station, it is a small town adjacent to Point Reyes National Seashore and the quaint town of Inverness. It’s the type of...
Behind the Name at the East Bay Parks
How often have you encountered a trail, campsite—or even an entire park—with an odd or mysterious name? Eighty-five years ago, visionary academics, public officials, and hikers, living mostly in Oakland...
Healing the Body, Mind, and Cultural Divide: It’s More than a Walk in the Park
One Saturday morning late last spring, I pulled into Garin Regional Park in the hills above Hayward. I didn’t have the $5 for parking, but intuiting why I was there,...
Controlling Weeds on Playing Fields, Parks and Lawns Without Herbicides
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. Turfgrass covers more than 40 million acres of land in the continental United States,...
