Friends of China Camp 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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
"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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
