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Give-back morning at China Camp

China Camp Ranger Station 101 Peacock Gap Trail, San Rafael, CA, United States

Make a difference and have fun doing it! With limited dollars coming from the State, volunteers are essential in keeping the park safe and beautiful. Come groom a trail, pull invasive weeds, split firewood, paint a fence, or do the countless other tasks that keep the park humming. Fun, interesting,... Read more »

Birding Hike

December is a great time to view large migrating birds along the San Pedro shoreline. During this winter birding walk, birding expert Jerry Coe will guide us as we keep watch for snow geese and Ross’s geese gliding over the bay on their way to over-winter in the flooded rice... Read more »

Give-back morning at China Camp—RESCHEDULED

China Camp Ranger Station 101 Peacock Gap Trail, San Rafael, CA, United States

DUE TO PREDICTED RAIN, THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED TO SATURDAY, DECEMBER 28. Make a difference and have fun doing it! With limited dollars coming from the State, volunteers are essential in keeping the park safe and beautiful. Come join our work day in partnership with the California State Parks... Read more »

KING TIDE HIKE 

Guided tour with National Estuarine Research Reserve scientist Join Matt Ferner, director of the San Francisco Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, for a walk near the edge of China Camp’s tidal salt marsh during one of the highest tides of the year, also known as a “king tide”. What can... Read more »

Full Moon Hike

"Cold Moon" Witness the spectacular rise of December’s “Cold Moon during our winter full moon hikes. The “Cold Moon” is always the closest moon to the winter solstice, and is named for the frigid temperatures associated with the longest night of the year. Our naturalist docent, Harold Hirsch, will lead... Read more »

Give-back morning at China Camp

China Camp Ranger Station 101 Peacock Gap Trail, San Rafael, CA, United States

Make a difference and have fun doing it! With limited dollars coming from the State, volunteers are essential in keeping the park safe and beautiful. Come groom a trail, pull invasive weeds, split firewood, paint a fence, or do the countless other tasks that keep the park humming. Fun, interesting,... Read more »

Give-back morning at China Camp

China Camp Ranger Station 101 Peacock Gap Trail, San Rafael, CA, United States

Make a difference and have fun doing it! With limited dollars coming from the State, volunteers are essential in keeping the park safe and beautiful. Come join our work day in partnership with the California State Parks Foundation. We will be grooming Shoreline Trail and clearing culverts in preparation for... Read more »

Give-back morning at China Camp

China Camp Ranger Station 101 Peacock Gap Trail, San Rafael, CA, United States

Make a difference and have fun doing it! With limited dollars coming from the State, volunteers are essential in keeping the park safe and beautiful. Come groom a trail, pull invasive weeds, split firewood, paint a fence, or do the countless other tasks that keep the park humming. Fun, interesting,... Read more »

New Year’s Day Sunrise Hike

Let’s ring in the new year together in a spectacular way. We welcome you to join naturalist Harold Hirsch in China Camp’s annual New Year’s Day sunrise hike to view the first golden light of the year. During this 3-mile round trip hike we will ascend to one of China... Read more »

Give-back morning at China Cam

China Camp Ranger Station 101 Peacock Gap Trail, San Rafael, CA, United States

Make a difference and have fun doing it! With limited dollars coming from the State, volunteers are essential in keeping the park safe and beautiful. Come groom a trail, pull invasive weeds, split firewood, paint a fence, or do the countless other tasks that keep the park humming. Fun, interesting,... Read more »

Birding Hike

January is a great time to view large migrating birds along the San Pedro shoreline. During this winter birding walk, birding expert Jerry Coe will guide us as we keep watch for snow geese and Ross’s geese gliding over the bay on their way to over-winter in the flooded rice... Read more »

Junior Ranger King Tide Hike

Make way, the king is coming to China Camp! Not King Charles, but a king tide! California’s coastal and bay waters will rise to extraordinary levels this winter, causing certain low-lying coastal and bay regions to flood. This phenomenon, deemed a king tide, temporarily transforms China Camp’s salt marsh into... Read more »