Hiking

The Silicon Valley area offers hundreds of miles of trails managed by various open space agencies, as well as state, county, and city parks. Hikers can explore trails through coastal regions, redwoods, grasslands, and scrublands throughout the Bay Area. Explore the personal impressions of hikes in the area.

A turkey vulture flies over a marsh area with a lagoon.

Coyote Lagoon Trail at Don Edwards

Caitlin Dempsey

Coyote Lagoon is a short two-mile long flat trail located at the southeastern part of the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge.

A blue and white jay stands on top of a creamy light yellow inflorescence .

UC Santa Cruz Arboretum

Caitlin Dempsey

The UC Santa Cruz Arboretum features thousands of plants native to Mediterranean climates in California, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa.

A western gray squirrel on the branch of a California bay laurel tree.

Webb Canyon Trailhead to Quicksilver Almaden Park

Caitlin Dempsey

Webb Canyon Trailhead provide access to single-track trails leading through oak woodland and grasslands in Almaden Quicksilver County Park.