Kid-Friendly Hiking Trails & Nature Walks
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Mount Sutro Open Space Reserve
Urban green space with hiking trails. Peaceful green space features a variety of meandering trails through lush forest surrounds.
Glen Canyon Park
67-acre park along a deep canyon. A deep canyon runs through this park, which features sports fields, tennis courts & playgrounds.
Huntington Falls
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Glen Canyon Creeks to Peaks Trailhead
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Batteries to Bluffs Trail
Short hiking path to scenic ocean vistas. 0.7-mi. pedestrian walkway along the shoreline, offering elevated views of the ocean & bluffs.
Sand Ladder
Sandy staircase offering beach access. Beachfront hiking trail with a steep, rustic stairway offers sweeping views of the ocean & bridge.
Lands End Trail
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Coastal Trail
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Coastal Trail
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Slackers Hill
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Hawk Hill
Bird-watching spot with stunning vistas. Bird & butterfly viewing site & onetime military fort offering sweeping city & bridge views.
Crocker Gate Trailhead
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San Bruno Mountain State & County Park
Hiking trails & picnic spots with views. Mountain recreation space featuring city & bay views, hiking trails, picnic areas & open meadows.
Point Bonita Trail
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Brisbane Lagoon
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Walking Trail Surrounded by the Water
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Old St. Hilary's Preserve
Natural area with rare wildflowers. Windswept 122-acre natural area with rare wildflowers, a historic church & bay views.
Rodeo Beach Coastal Trailhead
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San Francisco Bay Trail, South San Francisco, CA 94080
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South San Francisco Sign Hill Trailhead
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San Francisco Bay Trail
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Tennessee Valley Trailhead
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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.
Mussel Rock Park
Coastal park with scenic vistas & trails. Known for its rocky coastline, this park boasts sandy beaches, scenic ocean vistas & hiking trails.
Sea View Pkwy, SF Bay Trail Access
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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.
Esplanade Beach Overlook Trail
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Harbor Bay Trail
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Ring Mountain Preserve
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Horse Hill Preserve
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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.
Stonewall-Panoramic Trail
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Fire Trails
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Dipsea Trail Head
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El Cerrito Foundation Memorial Grove
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Canopy View to Lost Creek to Fern Creek Trails Loop
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Mori Point Trail Head
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Mori Point Hiking Area
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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.
Sweeney Ridge 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.
Sweeney Ridge Trail
Historic spot with multi-use trails. Multi-use trails draw visitors to where San Francisco Bay was first discovered by Europeans.
Muir Woods National Monument
Picturesque, redwood tree-filled park. Scenic, forested park featuring giant redwood trees, long hiking trails, a visitor center & more.
Cascade Falls Trailhead
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Lake Anza Trails
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Bayfront Park
Waterside park for airport watching. Small bayside park next to the airport, with a walking trail & benches for watching the planes land.
Montclair Railroad Trail
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Tilden Nature Area
Site for scenic hikes & wildlife views. Nature preserve featuring easy & challenging hiking trails with scenic views & wildlife sightings.
Grizzly Peak
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Rifle Range Road Trailhead
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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.
Seaview Trailhead
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Nimitz Trail South Trailhead
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Mount Tamalpais State Park
Steep hiking & biking to a sweeping view. Redwood groves plus hiking & biking trails that lead to sweeping views from a 2,571-foot peak.
Huckleberry Botanic Regional Preserve
Hiking & native plants in a wooded area. This 241-acre wooded preserve features a self-guided, botanic interpretive trail & restrooms.
Wildcat Canyon Regional Park
Trails, a playground & picnic spots. Spacious park offering miles of multi-use trails plus a children's playground & picnicking areas.
Moon Gate
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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.
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.
Redwood Glen Trailhead
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Mount Tamalpais East Peak
Expansive views with a trail & restrooms. Quarter-mi. trail with dramatic valley views, plus picnic tables, restrooms & drinking fountains.
Wildcat Canyon Upper Entrance
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Mills Canyon Park
Park with a woodland hiking loop. Public park featuring an unpaved hiking trail loop through forestland with a creek.
Mills Canyon - Arguello
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Leona Canyon Trail Head
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Reinhardt Redwood Regional Park
Vast woodlands with trails & campgrounds. Sprawling forest featuring redwood groves & rare wildlife, plus trails, picnic areas & campsites.
Montara Mountain Trailhead
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San Pedro Valley Park
Scenic hiking trails & picnic areas. Park boasting a visitor center & seasonal waterfall plus picnic areas with BBQ pits & hiking trails.
Leona Canyon Regional Open Space Preserve
Wooded canyon park for scenic recreation. A protected, wooded canyon park covering 290 acres & offering hiking, biking & nature viewing.
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