• Birding Hike

    Explore meandering bayside trails as we search for local waterfowl such as the striking common goldeneye, a winter visitor known for its sleek black-and-white plumage and golden eyes. Jerry Coe, our experienced birding guide, will help you identify waterfowl and other winter birds in the park and share fascinating insights about... 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 »

  • Volunteer work morning in partnership with the CSPF

    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 pulling invasive French and Scotch broom plans and cutting... Read more »

  • Naturalist Book Club

    Join a lively discussion of Eight Bears by Gloria Dickie, listed as best book of the year by The New Yorker. Dickie is an award-winning journalist and author, and a global climate and environment correspondent at Reuters News Agency. Note, the format has changed slightly to facilitate discussion. From the author's website  “In Eight Bears, journalist Gloria... 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 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 »

  • Junior Ranger Program

    Life under a log Winter rains have awakened creatures hidden beneath the forest floor. This month’s Junior Ranger Program invites your little explorers to discover the secret life of wiggling worms, slippery salamanders, busy beetles, and speedy centipedes that reside among the mossy riparian woodlands of Back Ranch Meadows. We'll... Read more »

  • Mycology Program

    A guide to California's mushrooms Curious about mushrooms, their basic biology, and local diversity? In this discussion and hike, we’ll learn about fungal life cycles, ecological niches, and the novel characteristics of some of our ecosystems' most important players in nutrient cycling. We’ll review a variety of local mushrooms and... Read more »

  • Give-back morning at China Camp

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

    THIS EVENT WAS ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED FOR THURSDAY, MARCH 13, BUT WAS RESCHEDULED DUE TO PREDICTED HEAVY RAIN. 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... Read more »

  • Give-back morning at China Camp

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

    RESCHEDULED TO TUESDAY, MARCH 11 DUE TO PREDICTED HEAVY RAIN 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... Read more »