We’ll start the day with a slow walk along the creek which creates a fresh-water marsh right at the edge of the beach; this is a great place to look for the different animals that take advantage of this habitat.

Owl’s hoo-hoot. Hares hop out from the shadows. Raccoons prowl. Frogs sing to the stars.

Join us on a walk through China Camp’s upland forest to learn about the park’s diverse woodland ecosystem. 

We’ll choose a trail that wanders through open meadows and shaded forests before enjoying lunch among a grove of towering redwoods.

Join us for a special Free Day on July 3 with the National Parks Service! Enjoy Guided Nature Walks at Fort Baker at 10 a.m., 11 a.m., and 12 p.m. Recommended for children 4+ without strollers. Explore Junior Ranger activity books, badges, trail maps, and more!

This secluded valley below the rugged east end of Big Rock Ridge is a great place to look for animals that are attracted to the creek.

Learn about local birds and how to identify them from their looks and sounds. Afterwards, we’ll provide the binoculars for a short bird watching walk in the forest.

 On this hike, we will follow a meandering trail through an oak woodland forest in search of beautiful bloomers such as blue brodiaea, violet ground iris, white toyon blossoms, delicate rein orchids, and more.

Bring your young nature-lover to join a journey of discovery, delving deep into the vibrant world of plants and animals awakening with the season.

Tall grasses may be turning golden as spring winds down, but there are still plenty of wildflowers blooming in the park. 

Are you as excited as we are for our next sunrise hike? Watch the morning sun cast a golden glow over China Camp’s wetlands, then search for wildflower gems with fellow hikers. Naturalist Harold Hirsch will point out some of the springtime beauties, such as irises, suncups, and star lilies. 

Bright yellow buttercups, pale-pink and creamy white milkmaids, orange poppies, deep-blue lupine, garnet-hued warrior’s plume—it’s a veritable color wheel at the park right now, with springtime wildflowers sprinkling our meadows and woods.

This secluded valley below the rugged east end of Big Rock Ridge is a great place to look for animals that are attracted to the creek.

Join us for an afternoon of playful collaborative sculpture-making using dried Agapanthus flowers at Berkeley’s Codornices Park. 

Join the Mycological Society of Marin and us to discover the mushrooms of Paradise Beach Park. 

Learn about the natural history of seeds, and how they adapt to local conditions, such as wildfires and drought. Dress in layers for the crisp, cool fall weather.

Look under that log! Over here by the rocks! What kid can resist a scavenger hunt? After a nice summer break, we welcome back our children’s programs, and this month’s event promises to be a favorite.

There are many ingenious creatures that have devised ways to trick plants into growing structures, called galls, which shelter and feed them.

Spend the evening taking a walk through oak forests and open meadows with the family. We’ll climb the hill to a beautiful little ridge that rises above the surrounding marshland and is a great place to enjoy a picnic dinner.

We’ll start the day with a slow walk along the creek which creates a fresh-water marsh right at the edge of the beach; this is a great place to look for the different animals that take advantage of this habitat.

With most of the county showing signs of summer dryness, the moist, coastal climate of Point Reyes makes this one of the few places in Marin to enjoy a diverse array of wildflowers during the summer.

Up for a challenge with some spectacular rewards? Join us for a dazzling 5-mile round-trip hike to seek out our late-season wildflowers.

Come to the park for an unbe-leaf-able day of communing with nature, playing with bees (what?! yep!), getting your hands dirty, and making some new buds!

We’ll start the day with a look at the frogs, toads, and newts that breed here, then we’ll slowly ascend to the ridge, stopping all along the way to enjoy flowers, birds, and other wild wonders.

Let’s Chat about Scat: Learn how to identify the animals of the redwood forest by their footprints, eating habits, and feces in a hands-on workshop and nature walk.

With luck, and rain, the ponds might have frogs, toads, newts, or insects that we can look at and learn about, and then we’ll walk up to the waterfall, which is a perfect place to enjoy lunch.

Our premier avian acrobats are coming to town in February, and we are so excited to welcome them back from their tropical wintering grounds in Central America. Tree swallows offer a colorful aerial show with their iridescent azure backs glimmering in the sky as they dive and swoop, catching flying insects. These social, tree-dwelling birds and their cousins, violet-green swallows, make their spring nests in tree cavities in forests and nesting boxes in suburban backyards. 

This canyon comes to life in the wet season; ferns, mosses, and mushrooms are all around, banana slugs and newts are on the move, and there are lots of insects and other interesting animals hiding under logs and rocks. 

This canyon comes to life in the wet season; ferns, mosses, and mushrooms are all around, banana slugs and newts are on the move, and there are lots of insects and other interesting animals hiding under logs and rocks.