Berkeley · Overlook
Grizzly Peak
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Outdoors
The backyard is a park district
Redwood canyons, cattle ridges, a summit, and more than one kind of water. The East Bay Regional Park District is the operating system.
What we actually drive for
The views
Grizzly Peak, Nimitz Way, the lake, the redwoods. Every card opens the map or the park page.
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Ways to go out
Trails
Hiking
Redwoods, a famous mountain, cattle ridges, and a shoreline when you want the flat version.
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Outdoor adventures
A week of East Bay outdoors that does not repeat the same park.
OpenTwo days
Weekend adventures
A Saturday and Sunday that stay on this side of the bridge, unless you choose otherwise.
OpenBring the dog
Dog-friendly East Bay
Trails, shore paths, and downtowns where a dog is a normal Saturday accessory.
OpenOn the water
Waterfront living
Island, marina, estuary, strait, and Delta. The East Bay has more than one waterfront.
OpenA plan
This weekend in the East Bay
A standing plan for the next clear Saturday, built from places that do not expire.
OpenParks, shore, and bridges
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San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge
The bridge East Bay residents actually use. The eastern span’s white tower is the front door between Oakland and San Francisco.
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Golden Gate Bridge
The orange bridge is not in the East Bay. It is still part of an East Bay weekend: a ferry, a north crossing, or a long golden walk if you plan it.
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Jack London Square
Oakland’s ferry landing, working waterfront, and weekend boardwalk.
Openwaterfront
Alameda waterfront
Beaches, a bay trail, and the island’s long edge facing San Francisco.
Openwaterfront
Richmond Marina
Boats, a bay trail, and the ferry’s neighborhood.
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Point Pinole Regional Shoreline
A point of pier, meadow, and bay that feels farther away than it is.
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Tilden Regional Park
Berkeley’s hill park: lake, trails, steam train, and a botanical garden.
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Redwood Regional Park
A redwood canyon in the Oakland hills, five minutes from being unbelievable.
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Lake Chabot Regional Park
A reservoir park for fishing, loops, and a marina in the Castro Valley hills.
Openpark
Briones Regional Park
Rolling cattle country between the Lamorinda valleys and Martinez.
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Mount Diablo State Park
The mountain in the middle of the view, with a summit that explains the whole map.
Openpark
Las Trampas Regional Wilderness
Ridge trails and a waterfall between Danville and the Moraga side.
Openpark
Lime Ridge Open Space
The open ridge between Walnut Creek and Concord.
Openpark
Shell Ridge Open Space
Grass hills and ranch trails on Walnut Creek’s south edge.
Openpark
Black Diamond Mines
Former coal and sand mines in the hills above Antioch.
Openpark
Contra Loma Regional Park
The reservoir in the golden hills on the Antioch side.
Openpark
Round Valley Regional Preserve
A wide valley of trails east of Mount Diablo, near Brentwood.
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Del Valle Regional Park
Livermore’s reservoir: swimming, camping, and a long shoreline.
Openwaterfront
Antioch Marina
The San Joaquin riverfront and Antioch’s civic view of the water.
Openwaterfront
Martinez Marina
The Carquinez waterfront below the county seat.
Openwaterfront
Pittsburg Marina
Pittsburg’s spot on the river, next to the old downtown.
Openwaterfront
San Leandro Marina
A bay marina and shoreline park just south of Oakland.
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