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| Golden Gate Park offers
miles of pleasant hiking or stolling paths near lakes, waterfalls, bridges, lawns,
gardens, museums, public art, trails, and cultural attractions.
Encompassing 1,017 acres, the Park, three miles long
and a half mile wide, is located on the city's central west side and
sits between the Richmond and Sunset Districts. The park's
treelined walkways are filled with hikers, joggers, cyclists,
strollers and skaters. Park information and maps are available
at www.parks.sfgov.org. Click Golden Gate Park under Features
for information and a map. |
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Location:
San Francisco |
Hours:
Varies |
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Phone:
Nill |
Price:
Call for Fees, museums extra |
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SPRING LAKE AND HOWARTH PARK
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Spring Lake and
Howarth Park are two multifaceted recreation areas joined by a paved
walkway and dirt trails. Spring Lake is a magnet for exercisers, who
walk, stroll, bike, or run along the two-and-a-third-mile path that
encircles the lake. Summertime opens up the swimming lagoon and
beach area. Boating (not power boats) and fishing are permitted
year-round. Campgrounds are open in the summer and on weekends and
holidays. A concession rents canoes and paddleboats in the summer
months. Picnic tables interspersed among groves of trees invite
individuals and groups to enjoy the peaceful park areas in good
weather, which is most of the time.
Howarth Park has wonderful attractions for children. K-Land offers
pony rides, a petting zoo, a merry-go-round, and a train that
circles the park area. Western Town and the playground can keep kids
happy for hours while their parents enjoy sitting under the trees or
lounging on the lawn areas. Picnicking and barbecuing are made easy
with ample facilities. During the summer there is a concession
offering cold drinks, snacks, and a small fast-food menu. The
adjacent Lake Ralphine offers the rental of non-motorized boats and
lots of hungry ducks to feed. |
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Location:
630 Summerfield Road
Santa Rosa 95403 |
Hours:
Daily 6:00am - 9:00pm |
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Phone:
707-543-3282 |
Price:
Call for Fees, museums extra |
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SUNOL REGIONAL WILDERNESS
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Bedrock mortars used
by Native Americans for pounding acorns that were found in the area
are reminders of Sunol`s first inhabitants. For the past century,
however, the land known today as Sunol Regional Wilderness was used
almost exclusively as ranch land. Under the East Bay Regional Park
District`s multi-use land management policy, cattle continue to
graze in the 6,858 acre wilderness.
Naturalist-led activities include walks, hikes, camping, backpack
and horseback programs and various other adventures. Visit the Old
Green Barn Visitor Center for information about these programs and
the self guiding Indian Joe Nature Trail. |
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Location:
P.O. Box 461
Sunol, CA 94586 |
Hours:
7 a.m. to dusk all year, unless otherwise posted or permitted |
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Phone:
925-862-2244 |
Price:
$3 seasonal, weekends and holidays |
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| On the south
slope of this mountain in Marin County is one of the West Coast
most beautiful footpath, left from the tracks of a train that
scaled the mountain at the beginning of the century. The Old
Railroad Grade starts in Mill Valley and leads to many miles of
trails that cross the green slopes of Mount Tam. |
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Location:
The Old Railroad Grade starts in Mill Valley |
Hours:
Please call for hours |
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Phone:
Nill. |
Price:
Call for Fees |
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| Another famous Bay
Area University with a campus worth walking. Student-led one-hour
campus walking tours start at the Information Center in front of
Memorial Hall daily at 11am and 3:15pm. Check out the Visitor
Information section of the Stanford web site at stanford.edu for
ideas on some sights to see. Adjacent city of Palo Alto has a
charming city center that is worth a visit. |
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Location:
Stanford |
Hours:
Please call for hours |
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Phone:
650-723-2300 |
Price:
Call for Fees |
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