The San Francisco Bay is the sloshing heart of the Bay Area, and we are lucky to have two terrestrial trails to circumambulate it, and dozens of nonmotorized boat launches to paddle its blue-green waters.
Category: Trails
Exploration
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.
Winter Issue 2025
The Patwin People and Solano County Open a Park
Patwino Worrtla Kodoi Dihi Open Space Park in Fairfield. Trail: 4.4 mi, 744 ft elevation gain, loop
Wildlife
Hike, Forage, Read: Nature Ideas for Thanksgiving Week
Some ways to commune with nature this Thanksgiving week, whether outside or from a comfy chair.
Exploration
A Hazardous Waste Site Becomes ‘San Francisco’s Next Great Park’
After almost 150 years, a piece of San Francisco’s last remaining natural shoreline in Bayview-Hunters Point is now accessible to the public. First, it had to be cleaned up.
Summer Issue 2024
A New Park in San Francisco’s Mission Bay Neighborhood
China Basin Park in Mission Bay is open, as of April 2024.
Summer Issue 2024
If Turtles Could Talk
… then Turtle #9 would have stories to tell about the restoration of Redwood Creek.
Summer Issue 2024
Sailing the Salt Line
Carquinez Strait is where Sierra snow meets the San Francisco Bay, but the line of engagement between fresh and salt water is always moving.
Exploration
The Meaning of Dos Rios, California’s Newest State Park
On Wednesday, June 12, the state of California officially opens Dos Rios, the first new state park in more than a decade. It’s a riparian forest restoration at the confluence of the San Joaquin and Tuolumne rivers, in the Central … Read more
Spring Issue 2024
A Lush Gem Nestled on Napa Valley’s Slopes
Napa County’s Archer Taylor Preserve offers redwood hikes, cascades, understory wildflowers, and a culture of stewardship.
