Afoot & Afield San Francisco Bay Area Book

	Bay Area Locator Map	vi
	Preface	xi
	Introducing the San Francisco Bay Area	1
	Climate	1
	Geology	2
	Plants	3
	Animals	5
	Comfort, Safety, and Etiquette	6
	Preparation and Equipment	7
	Special Hazards	7
	Trail Etiquette	8
	Using This Book	10
	Capsulized Summaries	10
Chapter 1	San Francisco/Marin	13
Trip 1	Golden Gate Park: Native Oak Grove	14
Trip 2	Golden Gate Park: Stow Lake	17
Trip 3	Presidio of San Francisco: Ecology Trail	19
Trip 4	Presidio of San Francisco: Fort Winfield Scott Loop	22
Trip 5	Marin Headlands	25
Trip 6	Angel Island State Park	28
Trip 7	Ring Mountain Open Space Preserve	31
Trip 8	China Camp State Park	35
Trip 9	Muir Woods National Monument: Redwood Creek	37
Trip 10	Muir Woods National Monument: Tourist Club	40
Trip 11	Mt. Tamalpais: High Marsh Loop	43
Trip 12	Mt. Tamalpais: South Side Ramble	47
Trip 13	Pine Mountain	52
Trip 14	Mt. Burdell Open Space Preserve	55
Trip 15	Olompali State Historic Park	59
Trip 16	Samuel P. Taylor State Park: Barnabe Mountain	61
Trip 17	Point Reyes National Seashore: Mt. Wittenberg	63
Trip 18	Point Reyes National Seashore: Tomales Point	66
Trip 19	Tomales Bay State Park	69
Chapter 2	Santa Rosa/Petaluma	72
Trip 1	Annadel State Park	73
Trip 2	Sugarloaf Ridge State Park: Bald Mountain	76
Trip 3	Sugarloaf Ridge State Park: Meadow Loop	79
Trip 4	Jack London State Historic Park	81
Trip 5	Sonoma Valley Regional Park	83
Trip 6	Shiloh Ranch Regional Park	85
Trip 7	Armstrong Redwoods State Reserve/Austin Creek State Recreation Area	87
Trip 8	Sonoma Coast State Beach: Bodega Head Loop	91
Trip 9	Sonoma Coast State Beach: Kortum Trail	94
Chapter 3	Fairfield/Vallejo	98
Trip 1	Robert Louis Stevenson State Park: Mt. St. Helena	99
Trip 2	Bothe-Napa Valley State Park	101
Trip 3	Napa River Ecological Reserve	103
Trip 4	Skyline Wilderness Park	106
Trip 5	Rockville Hills Regional Park	109
Trip 6	Rush Ranch	112
Trip 7	Jepson Prairie Preserve	114
Chapter 4	Concord/Walnut Creek	117
Trip 1	Carquinez Strait Regional Shoreline	118
Trip 2	Briones Regional Park	120
Trip 3	Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve	122
Trip 4	Las Trampas Wilderness	124
Trip 5	Lime Ridge Open Space	127
Trip 6	Diablo Foothills Regional Park	129
Trip 7	Mt. Diablo State Park: Grand Loop	132
Trip 8	Mt. Diablo State Park: Hidden Falls	134
Trip 9	Morgan Territory Regional Preserve	137
Trip 10	Round Valley Regional Preserve	139
Chapter 5	Berkeley/Oakland	142
Trip 1	Wildcat Canyon Regional Park	143
Trip 2	Tilden Regional Park	145
Trip 3	Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve	147
Trip 4	Huckleberry Botanic Regional Preserve	149
Trip 5	Joaquin Miller Park	152
Trip 6	Redwood Regional Park	154
Chapter 6	Fremont/Hayward	158
Trip 1	Dry Creek Pioneer Regional Park	159
Trip 2	Pleasanton Ridge Regional Park	161
Trip 3	Coyote Hills Regional Park	164
Trip 4	Mission Peak Regional Preserve	167
Trip 5	Sunol Wilderness: Little Yosemite	169
Trip 6	Sunol Wilderness: Vista Grande	171
Chapter 7	San Jose/Santa Clara	174
Trip 1	Ed R. Levin County Park	175
Trip 2	Joseph D. Grant County Park: Antler Point	178
Trip 3	Joseph D. Grant County Park: Ridgetop Ramble	180
Trip 4	Henry W. Coe State Park: Forest Trail	183
Trip 5	Henry W. Coe State Park: Middle Ridge	185
Trip 6	Uvas Canyon County Park	187
Trip 7	Calero County Park	190
Trip 8	Santa Teresa County Park	192
Trip 9	Almaden Quicksilver County Park	195
Trip 10	Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve: Woods Trail	197
Trip 11	Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve: Limekiln-Priest Rock Loop	199
Trip 12	St. Joseph's Hill Open Space Preserve	201
Chapter 8	Palo Alto/Sunnyvale	204
Trip 1	Sanborn County Park	205
Trip 2	Picchetti Ranch Open Space Preserve	207
Trip 3	Fremont Older Open Space Preserve	210
Trip 4	Rancho San Antonio Open Space Preserve	213
Trip 5	Arastradero Preserve	216
Chapter 9	San Mateo Coast	219
Trip 1	Butano State Park	220
Trip 2	Portola Redwoods State Park	222
Trip 3	Pescadero Creek Park	226
Trip 4	Sam McDonald Park	229
Trip 5	Memorial Park	232
Trip 6	Purisima Creek Redwoods Open Space Preserve: Harkins Ridge	234
Chapter 10	Peninsula	237
Trip 1	Upper Stevens Creek County Park/Long Ridge Open Space Preserve	238
Trip 2	Long Ridge Open Space Preserve	241
Trip 3	South Skyline Region	243
Trip 4	Skyline Ridge Open Space Preserve	247
Trip 5	Russian Ridge Open Space Preserve: Ancient Oaks	249
Trip 6	Russian Ridge Open Space Preserve: Borel Hill	252
Trip 7	Monte Bello Open Space Preserve	255
Trip 8	Los Trancos Open Space Preserve	258
Trip 9	Windy Hill Open Space Preserve: Hamms Gulch	261
Trip 10	Windy Hill Open Space Preserve: Spring Ridge	264
Trip 11	Wunderlich Park	267
Trip 12	Huddart Park	270
Trip 13	Phleger Estate	273
Trip 14	El Corte de Madera Creek Open Space Preserve: Redwood Loop	276
Trip 15	El Corte de Madera Creek Open Space Preserve: Tafoni Loop	279
Trip 16	Purisima Creek Redwoods Open Space Preserve: Purisima Canyon	281
Trip 17	Edgewood Park and Preserve	284
Trip 18	Junipero Serra Park	286
Trip 19	San Pedro Valley Park	288
Trip 20	Montara Mountain	290
Trip 21	Sweeney Ridge	293
Trip 22	San Bruno Mountain State and County Park	297
Appendix 1	Best Hikes	300
Appendix 2	Recommended Reading	302
Appendix 3	Agencies and Information Sources	304
	Parks and Agencies	304
	Internet Resources	305
	Maps	306
	Index	308
	About the Author	316