Friends of China Camp

There will be a footrace beginning at Miwok Meadows on Sunday, October 9 from 8am-2pm. Please expect increased foot traffic on Shoreline Trail during that time. Go to the Tamalpa Runners website for more details.

  The bay area has some special guests that have arrived early in their winter migration: golden-crowned sparrows and white-crowned sparrows. Normally arriving during the third week of October, these large sparrows travel from their breeding sites in northern US and Canada. The golden-crowned sparrow has a cap with a... Read more »

Please be advised that San Pedro Road will be closed from Peacock Drive to the Back Ranch Meadows entrance gate on Saturday, October 29th and Sunday, October 30th, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., due to the Marin Triathlon and 1/2 Marathon. Park facilities along San Pedro Road will be... Read more »

Please be advised that San Pedro Road will be closed from Peacock Drive to the Back Ranch Meadows entrance gate on Saturday, October 29th and Sunday, October 30th, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., due to the Marin Triathlon and 1/2 Marathon. Park facilities along San Pedro Road will be... Read more »

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED DUE TO RAIN. CHECK OUR CALENDAR FOR UPCOMING EVENTS. Your heart will fill with wonder as we gaze into the sky during November’s full moon hike. On this moderate, 4.5-mile round-trip hike, we will ascend to one of the best vista points in the park... Read more »

This month’s birding hike will be a hoot. Pun intended. We will discuss the owl species that live at China Camp, and their remarkable binocular eyesight and asymmetric ears. Both of these special adaptations contribute to an owl’s ability to rapidly triangulate the location of prey in low light and... Read more »

Hoo’s coming to dinner? Lets do some detective work to find out about the owl species at China Camp and what… or who… are their favorite foods. During this month’s program, Junior Rangers will have the opportunity to explore what these nocturnal creatures eat by dissecting *sterilized* owl pellets. Owls... Read more »

We are pleased to welcome special guest appearances of live California native bats during November’s Village Talk. Corky Quirk from NorCal Bats will reveal the hidden lives and features of these specialized  nocturnal creatures. You will discover the diversity of native bat species in your local neighborhood, and learn how... Read more »

What could be a better activity to do the day after one of the biggest meals of the year, than to stretch our legs and get some exercise in the crisp autumn air. Join us for our day-after-Thanksgiving Day family hike, where we will look for ripening seeds, burrows, and... Read more »

December's naturalist book club has been postponed to January 29th, 2023 due to the holiday. Happy Holidays!  See calendar for January's program.    

Join us for this month’s book club as we discuss Tsim Schneiders book, The Archaeology of Refuge and Recourse. Schneider is a professor of archaeology at University of California, Santa Cruz and a tribal member of the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria. Excerpt from uapress.arizona.edu: “The Archaeology of Refuge and... Read more »

There will be a footrace beginning at Miwok Meadows on Saturday, December 3rd 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.