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Bay Area Outdoor Adventures
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My go to spots to get outside in the Bay Area, organized by region 🌻
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San Francisco
 
North Bay
 
South Bay

East Bay

 
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The best place to wander under giant redwoods in the East Bay! The stream trail is beautiful and accessible, and there are many other amazing trails to hike and run. This has been my go to trail running spot since moving to Oakland 7 years ago.
Reinhardt Redwood Regional Park
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Lake Merritt is great, but if you really want to immerse yourself in nature in the middle of Oakland, then this is the spot. There's a bonsai garden, sensory garden, rare plants, and more in a really serence setting in Lake Merritt.
The Gardens at Lake Merritt
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This has been my go to place to run/walk during the day in Oakland for many years. It's about 3 miles around.
Lake Merritt
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University of California Botanical Garden
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A great place to hike and trail run!
Briones Regional Park
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Wildcat Canyon Regional Park
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Claremont Canyon Regional Preserve
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Anthony Chabot Regional Park
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Sunol Regional Wilderness
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Robert W. Crown Memorial State Beach
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San Francisco

 
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Sutro Baths
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Lands' End
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An absolutely gorgeous place to get lost for a few hours
Golden Gate Park
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Glen Canyon Park
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Mount Sutro Forest | The glorious historic forest on Mt Sutro
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North Bay

 
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A lovely short, easy hike in Marin. There's a parking lot and a flat trail out to the beach.
Tennessee Valley Trailhead
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Stinson Beach - Golden Gate National Recreation Area ...
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A quiet sleepy surf town and one of my favorite places to spend a day
Visit Bolinas, California. A Hidden Gem The Locals Keep ...
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Come up here for incredible sunsets, camping, and mountain biking! The views are beyond.
Mount Tamalpais State Park
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South Bay

 
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A little further south than the South Bay technically, but it is home to the largest continuous stand of ancient coast redwoods south of San Francisco
Big Basin Redwoods State Park
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There's an entrance fee but you can spend a few hours wandering the gardens here
Filoli Historic House & Garden
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