Kid-Friendly Hiking Trails & Nature Walks
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Pinole Shores Park
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Sobrante Ridge Botanic Regional Preserve
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Point Pinole Regional Shoreline
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Crockett Hills Regional Park
A scenic place for hiking & picnicking. Former ranchland, with picnicking & multiuse trails along grassy fields, ravines & shoreline.
Point Pinole Regional Shoreline
Scenic park offering multi-use trails. Sprawling park with scenic, multi-use trails through meadows, eucalyptus woods, bluffs & beaches.
San Francisco Bay Trail
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Wildcat Canyon Upper Entrance
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Fernandez Ranch
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Mare Island Shoreline Heritage Preserve
Nature preserve with hiking trails. Nature preserve overlooking Carquinez Bay featuring stunning landscape with native grasses & views.
Wildcat Canyon Regional Park
Trails, a playground & picnic spots. Spacious park offering miles of multi-use trails plus a children's playground & picnicking areas.
Bay Area Ridge Trail, Glen Cove Marina
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Glen Cove Waterfront Park
Spot for hiking, fishing & picnics. This green space where visitors can hike, fish & bike has picnic facilities & water views.
Mare Island San Pablo Bay Hiking Trail
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Rifle Range Road Trailhead
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Hillside Natural Area
Elevated park for hiking with views. 102-acre hillside park with short hiking trails amid woodlands & grasslands, plus sweeping views.
El Cerrito Foundation Memorial Grove
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Carquinez Strait Regional Shoreline
Waterside park with trails & wildlife. Spacious park along the water featuring nature trails & opportunities for bird & animal viewing.
Tilden Nature Area
Site for scenic hikes & wildlife views. Nature preserve featuring easy & challenging hiking trails with scenic views & wildlife sightings.
Radke Martinez Regional Shoreline Park
Marsh with recreational opportunities. Marsh habitat with sports fields & courts, ponds, creeks, picnic facilities & walking trails.
Bay Area Ridge Trail
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Nimitz Trail South Trailhead
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Cullinan Ranch Trail
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Lake Anza Trails
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Miller/Knox Regional Shoreline
Waterfront park with beach & rail museum. Waterfront space with a picnic area, beach, fishing pier, panoramic views & a model railroad museum.
Mount Wanda Trailhead
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Blue Rock Springs Park
Large space with a lake, trails & BBQs. Community park with hiking trails, picnic/BBQ areas, playground, a lake & an island with peacocks.
Lake Herman Recreation Area
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Bear Creek Staging Area
Briones Regional Park picnic area. Large picnic area with tables, restrooms & barbecue stands within Briones Regional Park.
Briones Regional Park
Rolling hills, wildlife sightings & more. Pastoral, 6,255-acre park with rolling hills, wildlife viewing, campgrounds & other features.
Grizzly Peak
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Seaview Trailhead
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Waterbird Regional Preserve
Wetlands with hiking & birdwatching. This 198-acre wetland preserve features birdwatching, hiking trails & wildflowers.
McLaughlin Eastshore State Park State Seashore
Pedestrian & bike trails with bay views. Shoreline refuge features tidal marshes, beaches & trails that provide panoramic views of the Bay.
Fire Trails
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Bay Area Ridge Hiddenbrooke Backside Trailhead
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Claremont Canyon Regional Preserve
Scenic hiking & equestrian trails. 208-acre preserve with hiking & equestrian trails, plus views of nearby cities & San Francisco Bay.
Ridge Trail
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Stonewall-Panoramic Trail
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Turtle Back Hill Nature Trail
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Newell Open Space
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Wetlands Edge Park
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Reliez Valley Trailhead
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Hamilton Wetlands
Nature preserve with walking trails. Wetlands nature preserve featuring walking/cycling trails, plus egrets & other wildlife.
Lafayette Reservoir Recreation
Hiking, fishing, boating & more. Sizable park featuring a reservoir, hiking trails & activities such as fishing & boating.
Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve
Nature preserve with extensive trails. The site of an ancient volcano, this park offers self-guided tours & features many hiking trails.
Santa Venetia Marsh Preserve
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Walking Trail Surrounded by the Water
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Lynch Canyon Open Space
Trails, picnic areas & diverse wildlife. Park features trails & picnic spots within hilly grasslands featuring various wildlife & raptors.
Old St. Hilary's Preserve
Natural area with rare wildflowers. Windswept 122-acre natural area with rare wildflowers, a historic church & bay views.
Huckleberry Botanic Regional Preserve
Hiking & native plants in a wooded area. This 241-acre wooded preserve features a self-guided, botanic interpretive trail & restrooms.
Acalanes Ridge
Dog-friendly trails & panoramic views. Open space on 202 acres offering 4 mil of dog-friendly trails with panoramic views.
Ring Mountain Preserve
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Montclair Railroad Trail
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Horse Hill Preserve
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Moon Gate
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Camino Alto Open Space Preserve
Foothill nature preserve with city views. Wood & grassland preserve on a ridge spanning 170 acres popular for hiking, cycling & horse-riding.
Redwood Glen Trailhead
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Terra Linda Sleepy Hollow Ridge
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Ignacio Valley Preserve
Rugged wilderness with hiking trails. Undeveloped, 906-acre open space with trails for hiking, mountain biking & horseback riding.
San Francisco Bay Trail
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Sequoia Bayview Trail Trailhead
Serene area for hiking & mountain biking. This flat, shaded trail through Sequoias with glimpses of the bay draws hikers & mountain bikers.
Reinhardt Redwood Regional Park
Vast woodlands with trails & campgrounds. Sprawling forest featuring redwood groves & rare wildlife, plus trails, picnic areas & campsites.
Markham Nature Area
Small nature park & arboretum. Compact, tree-topped park with winding trails, open lawns, gardens & an arboretum.
Vintage Green Valley Park
Neighborhood basketball, picnics & play. Residential recreation site with a basketball court, 2 playgrounds, an open field & picnic tables.
Baltimore Canyon Preserve
Wooded hiking area with a waterfall. 193-acre park with trails through forests with large trees, a creek & waterfall, plus scenic views.
Markham Regional Arboretum
Lush nursery & garden with walking tours. Serene oasis featuring 16 acres of native & adapted floral & tree gardens, with self-guided tours.
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