Carquinez Inn

Park Features: Point Pinole Regional Shoreline is a 2,315-acre parkland with meadows, aromatic eucalyptus woods, and incredible bay views along bluffs and beaches on San Pablo Bay. Wildlife thrives here, including deer, monarch butterflies, and a diverse bird population. Popular activities include hiking, bicycling, horseback riding, picnicking, camping and fishing. Trail Highlights: This route allows visitors to experience the entire park, including historical features, all the while...

Park Features: Wildcat Canyon Regional Park encompasses 2,430 acres along the Wildcat Creek watershed and the surrounding hills and ridges. On east-facing slopes grow large coast live oaks, bay laurels, and a scattering of big leaf maples and madrones. North-facing hillsides support beautiful stands of bay laurel, fringed with coast live oak, coyote brush, poison oak, elderberry, snowberry, bracken fern, and blackberry. Picnic and barbeque facilities, a children’s playground, and restrooms...

Gradual decline through forest and meadows on a rolling path along a picturesque stream. This route contains the intersection of four "famous" trails: The American Discovery Trail, East Bay Skyline National Trail, Mokelumne Coast to Crest Trail, and Bay Area Ridge Trail; an interpretive panel at the start of the route gives more details on the trails' histories and locations. Wildcat Gorge trail is one of the most scenic trails in the Bay Area and the creek itself is designated a resource...

This hike is on a very nice portion of the Bay Area Ridge Trail which starts at the Tilden Regional Park and goes to Redwood regional park. The hike covers EBMUD lands, and goes through several East Bay regional parks, including Tilden, Sibley, Huckleberry, and Redwood Regional Parks. The terrain and scenery actually varies quite a bit, from open, dry hillsides, to fern and moss covered grottos. Some portions are completely in the open, offering great views, while others are under...

This trail takes you to a viewpoint with beautiful views of the whole Bay Area. It is great for biking or hiking. There is a nice stone circle with fabulous views of Bay and Mt Diablo with room to sit and enjoy early lunch or a snack. You can continue on the Nimitz if you want a longer walk for many miles. The parking lot can fill up but there is additional parking along the road for a few cars. Accessibility: There are 2 designated accessible spaces in the paved parking lot off of Wildcat...