This park comprises 1,266 acres of marshland and rolling, grassland-covered hills along the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay. Paved and dirt paths and boardwalks through the marsh. $5.00 vehicle admission fee, 8000 Patterson Ranch Road. Meet in the parking lot in front of the Visitor Center.
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Meet in the Visitor Center parking lot and explore 1,266 acres of marshland and grassland trails with boardwalks at Coyote Hills Regional Park, Fremont; $5 vehicle admission.
Hands‑on crab lab at Hayward Shoreline Interpretive Center explores life cycles, anatomy, and behaviors, ages 5–12.
State Park Docents lead a two‑hour, 2.5‑mile walk along Mills Creek at Burleigh H. Murray Ranch, sharing 19th‑century pioneer and farming family history.
Guided forest bathing walk at Sugarloaf Ridge State Park’s White Barn, led by ANFT practitioners, offers sensory immersion and stress‑relief techniques; $20, free with qualifying Park Rx.
Easy out-and-back dirt trail on Bair Island offers duck, shorebird and songbird spotting with loaner binoculars.
Easy out-and-back dirt trail at Don Edwards National Wildlife Refuge Bair Island Trail, spotting ducks, shorebirds, and songbirds with loaner binoculars.
Hard‑pack gravel trail provides a 1‑to 1½‑mile hike with a gentle 300‑foot climb and spectacular views, open to hikers, mountain bikers and horses, requires free permit application.
Hike, mountain bike, or ride horses on the newly opened hard‑pack gravel Skyline Watershed Ridge Trail, climbing 300 ft for spectacular views.
