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Año Nuevo
Elephant seal watching at Año Nuevo State Reserve; learn about fascinating sex lives of gigantic marine mammals
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...
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....
(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...
Bay Area Hiking by Season
Seasons signal ideal times to hike Bay Area trails; best hikes for each season of the year
Seasons signal ideal times to hike Bay Area trails; best hikes for each season of the year
(1 vote)
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...
(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...
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...
(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...
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...
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...
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...
(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...
(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...
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.
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 --...
(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...
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...
(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...
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....
(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...
Hawaii
Climb massive volcanoes, trek through prehistoric jungles, and snorkel with the sea turtles in clear blue water
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...
Hike at Briones Regional Park -- Bear Creek Trail Head
East Bay park offers ample solitude, abundant sunshine
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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