Lake Merritt and Lakeside Park

This is the start of the quiet season at the lake, but you’ll get really good looks at the birds there!

You will bird around the end of the Sailboat House parking lot nearest the big dome cage, then either walk down the lake toward El Embarcadero or go up the paved path toward Children’s Fairyland and loop back through the garden. The down-the-lake path is all paved, with gentle slopes up from the cage to the road and back down on the other side of the bird paddock. If you go up toward the garden first, it’s another gentle, paved rise toward the other end of Bellevue. Coming from El Embarcadero, you’re apt to cut across the lawn but can stick with paved paths if anyone in the group uses a walker or wheelchair. Regardless of the route, the park offers benches at frequent intervals.

You can register until June 26.