From public art installations and panoramic summits to beachside strolls and birdwatching, the Bay’s islands offer abundant ...

Among a cluster of state parks and open space preserves in the south Bay Area, Castle Rock truly rises above them all. Not only does it offer a two-hour hike featuring a section where you grip ...

Marked with blue signs, the Bay Area Ridge Trail takes in stunning views of the Golden Gate Bridge from the Marin Headlands; ...

For over a century, Los Angeles-area residents and visitors have trekked into Big Santa Anita Canyon in search of Sturtevant Falls, a 50-foot waterfall that cascades off a rocky cliff edge and into a ...

Hidden behind the East Bay ridgeline is a weekend backpacking destination few Bay Area hikers know about and even fewer have attempted. The Ohlone Wilderness Trail weaves through the undulating, ...

Bair Island in Redwood City offers flat, waterfront hiking. The historic tidal salt ... (Kate Bradshaw/Bay Area News Group) This may feel like a breezy bayfront park tucked amid the marshes ...