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Año Nuevo
Elephant seal watching at Año Nuevo State Reserve; learn about fascinating sex lives of gigantic marine mammals
 (1 vote)
Easy: 4.5 miles, 1-3 hours
The elephant seals at Año Nuevo State Reserve won't mind if you witness their Discovery Channel moments. They're too busy living out one of the world's greatest escapes from...
Boardwalk Jungle!
Strenuous: 5.2 miles, full day
Take a westerly drive around Kauai and you'll eventually run out of road, finding yourself overlooking the plunging cliffs of Kalalau Valley and the legendary Na Pali Coast....
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Angel Island State Park
See gorgeous Bay vistas and visit the
 (2 votes)
Easy: 5.5 miles, 1 hour
Angel Island State Park offers one of the best ways to see San Francisco Bay from sea level. Fortunate local boat owners have long plied its shoreline and picnicked on its...
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Bay Area Hiking by Season
Seasons signal ideal times to hike Bay Area trails; best hikes for each season of the year
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The San Francisco Bay Area enjoys excellent hiking weather year-round -- ample sunshine, rare storms, scant snow -- but savvy local hikers still match their destinations to...
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Bay Area Hiking Destinations
Best places to hike in the San Francisco Bay Area
 (1 vote)
If you have just one chance to hike in the San Francisco Bay Area, one of these destinations should be on it. North Bay is primarily Marin County, across the Golden Gate Bridge...
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Bay Area Redwood Hikes
Top redwood hikes of the San Francisco Bay Area
California's coast redwoods are the planet''s tallest living things, and some of the oldest. A drive down the spine of the Santa Cruz Mountains on Highway 35 offers an inkling...
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Bay Area Ridge Trail: Fifield-Cahill Ridge Trail
A permit only section of the Bay Area Ridge Trail
 (2 votes)
Moderate: 13.2 miles, full day
This guide covers a 13 mile section of the Bay Area Ridge Trail.  It is a through hike that starts at the Sweeney Ridge Trailhead behind Skyline College and...
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Bay Area Scenic Drives
Great scenic drives for Bay Area travelers
The Bay Area is heaven for road-trippers. These routes from obvious to obscure show why so many people come to California and so few leave. We start with the famed Coast...
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Bay Area Waterfall Hikes
Top waterfall hikes in the San Francisco Bay Area
Rainy season darkens San Francisco Bay Area skies for about three months of the year, but nature lovers have one consolation: waterfalls bursting down the canyons of the region's...
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Bay Area Wildflower Hikes
Springtime brings a remarkable wildflower show to Bay Area hills
Springtime sunshine ignites a blast of color on the hills of the Bay Area. In the best years, hills can be practically painted white, orange, yellow or purple. Even in lean...
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Big Basin Redwoods State Park
Bay Area's best place to see California's giant redwoods
 (2 votes)
Easy: 8.3 miles, 1 hour
You'll find countless options for exploring California's signature redwood forests, but few equal the grandeur of Big Basin Redwoods State Park, in the Santa Cruz Mountains...
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Cataract Trail Loop in Marin County
See Marin County's most scenic waterfalls. 7-mile moderate hike
 (2 votes)
Moderate: 7.7 miles, half day
Cataract Creek Trail offers a perfect excuse to play hooky from work or spend a vacation day in the woods. The creek's waterfalls provide a spectacular anchor for a 7-mile...
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Coyote Creek Loop at Henry Coe State Park
See the Bay Area bloom in a hidden corner of Henry Coe State Park. Strenuous 9-mile hike.
 (2 votes)
Strenuous: 8.8 miles, half day
Henry Coe State Park south of San Jose is one of the best places see the Bay Area's spring wildflowers bloom. The park is all rugged countryside: hills, ridges, canyons --...
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Grand Saint Bernard
Experience scenic views over the Mont Blanc and the Grand Saint Bernard
 (1 vote)
Moderate: 4.0 miles, full day
Enjoy scenic views over the Grandes Jorasses, the Mont Blanc, the Vélan and the Grand Combin. If you have just one chance to hike in the Grand Saint Bernard area this destination...
Haleakala crater view
Moderate: 13.7 miles, 1-3 hours
Explore cinder cones and old lava flows from within Haleakala, possibly the largest dormant volcano on the planet. Formed by erosion rather than volcanic activity, the valley...
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Half Dome Hike
California's iconic day hike, with stunning views over Yosemite Valley
 (6 votes)
Strenuous: 16.3 miles, full day
Staring out at almost 1 vertical mile over Yosemite Valley stands Half Dome, Yosemite's iconic masterpiece. While many tourists snap pictures of this giant from their cars...
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Half Moon Bay Coastal Trail
Experience scenic views of the Pacific coast by bike or foot
Easy: 11.5 miles, half day
Enjoy a walk or ride on a 6-mile paved trail from Pillar Point Harbor to Poplar Avenue in Half Moon Bay. All along the trail, paths lead to some of the best sandy State Beaches....
Hanakapiai Falls - with person for scale
 (1 vote)
Strenuous: 3.2 miles, half day
The Na Pali coast is stuff of legends. Perhaps because it's located on the remote western coast of Kauai, perhaps it's the challenge of tackling the narrow eleven mile coastal...
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Hawaii
Climb massive volcanoes, trek through prehistoric jungles, and snorkel with the sea turtles in clear blue water
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This chain of islands created by underwater volcanoes is one of the top vacation getaways for many in the United States. You can climb up dormant volcanoes for breathtaking...
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Hike at Briones Regional Park -- Bear Creek Trail Head
East Bay park offers ample solitude, abundant sunshine
Moderate: 7.6 miles, half day
Briones Regional Park covers more than 6,000 acres in the rolling East Bay hills between Berkeley and Walnut Creek. Hikers gravitating to Tilden Park to the west and Mount...


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