Point Pinole Regional Shoreline, Richmond, California
Point Pinole Regional Shoreline is a delight. It was once the location of a huge dynamite factory, sited remotely for fear of explosions. The views across the bay to the Marin shore are tranquil, and the eucalyptus groves sca... trails.com
Lake Merritt, Oakland, California
Lake Merritt is a lake in a park in a big city; nevertheless, it gets large amounts of waterfowl, and sometimes gets rarities. The birds get so accustomed to people that you often can see them at close range. Lake Merritt was... trails.com
Tilden Nature Area
Tilden Nature Area is a 740-acre preserve located just North of Tilden Regional Park. With over 10 miles of hiking trails, the preserve contains a blend of native and introduced plant communities, including oak/bay woodla... famplosion.com
Martinez Regional Shoreline
The shoreline park offers visitors a variety of experiences. There are group picnic areas, softball fields, bocce ball courts and soccer fields in the eastern section of the park, operated by the City of Martinez. The Dis... famplosion.com
Lindsay Wildlife Museum
Lindsay Wildlife Museum is a place where people connect with wildlife and learn about the natural world. The museum's 8,000 square-foot exhibit hall is filled with over 50 species of live, non-releasable native wild anima... museumland.net
Museum Of Vertebrate Zoology
Founded in 1908 by a gift to the University of California from Miss Annie Montague Alexander, the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology is a center for research on, conservation of, and education in terrestrial vertebrates. Our co... museumland.net
San Francisco Zoo
New Page 1 The San Francisco Zoo The San Francisco Zoo was founded in 1889, when a grizzly bear was given as a gift to the city. This first small zoo was located in the Mission District. The zoo was moved to Golden Ga... waymarking.com
Oakland Zoo Arroyo Viejo Creek Work Day!
Join the Oakland Zoo Creek Keepers! Come to the Arroyo Viejo Creek at the Oakland Zoo and experience the local habitat, while helping it thrive. Grab your gardening gloves and help clean up the creek We will work in rain ... famplosion.com
Steinhart Aquarium: California Academy Of Sciences - San...
The Steinhart Aquarium in the California Academy of Sciences has both diverse and informative displays. Photography is prohibited at many of the displays to protect the exotic species in the aquarium.Areas of interest inc... waymarking.com
Richardson Bay Audubon Center And Sanctuary, Mill Valley,...
The center and sanctuary, owned and operated by National Audubon Society?California, has a magnificent setting on the edge of Richardson Bay, with a charming old Victorian home called the Lyford House. The sanctuary has 11 ac... trails.com
Mount Tamalpais State Park
Just north of San Francisco and the Golden Gate, is Mount Tamalpais State Park (MTSP), 6,300 acres of redwood groves, oak woodlands, grassland slopes, chaparral and rocky ridges. Offering spectacular views of the nearby Pac... trekaroo.com
Presidio, San Francisco, California
The Presidio for many years was one of the major U.S. Army posts on the West Coast. In 1995 almost all of it was turned over to the National Park Service, to be administered as a part of Golden Gate National Recreation Area. ... trails.com
Wildcare
Each year WildCare treats more than 3,000 ill, injured or orphaned wild animals in our wildlife rehabilitation hospital, teaches more than 40,000 Bay Area children and adults in our nature education programs, answers thou... museumsusa.org
Marin Headlands, Mill Valley, California
Among units in the National Park system, Golden Gate National Recreation Area is exceeded only by the Blue Ridge Parkway in numbers of visitors per year (1990 figures: Blue Ridge, 17 million; Golden Gate, 15 million). The vie... trails.com
Mount Diablo State Park Campgrounds, Danville, California
A monolithic mountain with eye-popping views, Mt. Diablo (3849') towers over the surrounding East Bay landscape and harbors three distinct campgrounds upon its vibrant slopes. For millions of years, the Mt. Diablo region?as w... trails.com
Las Gallinas Wildlife Ponds, San Rafael, California
Birders often gravitate to wastewater treatment ponds because they know good birds are to be found there. The 20-acre freshwater marsh / pond at Las Gallinas has water up to 6 feet deep in the center, and several small island... trails.com
Tennessee Valley Trail
Tennessee Valley is an amazing offshoot of the Marin Headlands, with hiking trails that suit the whole family. The Tennessee Valley Trail is mostly level; it begins at the parking area and travels 1.7 miles to Tennessee Bea... trekaroo.com