Friends of China Camp

Photo: Stephen Schupp Isn’t it a delight to spend an evening with a familiar face? We invite you this spring to spend an evening with the world's most brilliant and recognized face, the full moon! Did you know that no matter where you are on the earth, you will only... Read more »

Like the ever-changing wardrobe of teenage humans, young fledgling seagulls exhibit a continuous refashoning of plumage in the five years leading up to maturity. During this period, their colors and patterns constantly change, making them a challenge for even experienced birders to correctly identify. We will accept this challenge during... Read more »

There will be a footrace beginning from Miwok Meadows on Saturday, June 17 from 8am-2pm. Please expect increased foot traffic on Shoreline Trail, Bayview Trail, and Oak Ridge Trail during that time. Go to the Inside Trail Racing website for more details.

  Up for a challenge with some spectacular rewards? Join us for one of the park’s most challenging hikes– a 5-mile round-trip hike with a 1000-foot elevation gain up to the San Pedro ridgeline. The trip will offer commanding views of the North Bay and the western coastal ranges. Along... Read more »

  Want to find out what makes China Camp tick? Got your own ideas on ways to enjoy and improve the park? Join our annual community meeting to learn about Friends of China Camp’s successes–and challenges–over the past year. Get a peek into the year ahead and share your own... Read more »

Join us for this month’s naturalist book club as we discuss Richard Dawkins bestselling book Flights of Fancy: Defying Gravity by Design .   Summary from Richard Dawkins's Website: “The Wonder of Flight. The Science of Evolution. From both, Richard Dawkins weaves a fascinating and beautifully illustrated account of how... Read more »

  Twenty- thousand years ago, during the late Pleistocene, megafauna like giant bears, saber-tooth cats, massive sloths, and monstrous mammoths roamed the forests of China Camp. We imagine what, say, a giant sloth, would have seen as it gazed eastward from a rocky perch on what is now the San... Read more »

Like the ever-changing wardrobe of teenage humans, young fledgling seagulls exhibit a continuous refashioning of plumage in the five years leading up to maturity. During this period, their colors and patterns constantly change, making them a challenge for even experienced birders to correctly identify. We will accept this challenge during... Read more »

Ready for a night of mid-summer lunar celebration? From the dazzling vantage point of the China Camp Point bayside bluff, we will set up our telescope and get an up close look at the full moon’s shining face as it emerges over the east bay hills. We will learn a... Read more »