• Volunteer Work Day

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

    Join us for a morning of park maintenance. There’s always a variety of tasks—trail grooming, fence mending, log splitting, litter pickup, and so much more. No previous experience needed—we’ll teach you! Difficulty ranges from easy to a good work out. Meet at the maintenance area next to the China Camp... Read more »

  • Volunteer Work Day

    Join us for a morning of making the park look beautiful. There’s always plenty to do—trail grooming, fence mending, log splitting, litter pickup, and so much more. Join us and make a difference! No previous experience needed. Difficulty ranges from easy to a good work out. No long-term commitment required—but... Read more »

  • Volunteer Work Day–CANCELED

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

    Join us for a morning of making the park look beautiful. There’s always plenty to do—trail grooming, fence mending, log splitting, litter pickup, and so much more. Join us and make a difference! No previous experience needed. Difficulty ranges from easy to a good work out. No long-term commitment required—but... Read more »

  • Volunteer Work Day

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

    Join us for a morning of making the park look beautiful. There’s always plenty to do—trail grooming, fence mending, log splitting, litter pickup, and so much more. Join us and make a difference! No previous experience needed. Difficulty ranges from easy to a good work out. No long-term commitment required—but... Read more »

  • Après Turkey Family Hike

    China Camp Village Point parking lot

    Instead of shopping on the busiest day of the year, come stretch your legs in the beauty of China Camp. Our day-after-Thanksgiving Day hike will follow the easy Shoreline Trail to the enormous “Mother Oak Tree.” Along the way we will look for the bright red berries of toyon (assuming... Read more »

    Free
  • November Birding Hike: end of fall migration

    Turtle Back Trailhead

    Nearly three out of four species of birds spread their wings and fly away to different climes when autumn arrives and days turn colder. This month marks the end of the great fall migration. Here in Northern California, the flooded rice fields of the Central Valley and surrounding farm fields... Read more »

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  • November Naturalist’s Book Club

    In this month’s reading selection, esteemed planetary geologist Erik Asphaug explores why the moon’s two sides are markedly different: the far side is mountainous, the near side has plains created by lava. In this exhilarating read, Asphaug takes us on a tour through the farthest reaches of our galaxy and... Read more »

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  • November Full Moon Hike

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

    As we count down to the Winter Solstice (December 21), the Beaver Moon will rise in our night sky. This full moon is said to get its name from the busyness of beavers this time of year, as they bolster up their dams and lodges in preparation for winter. We... Read more »

    Free
  • Volunteer Work Day

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

    Join us for a morning of making the park look beautiful. There’s always plenty to do—trail grooming, fence mending, log splitting, litter pickup, and so much more. Join us and make a difference! No previous experience needed. Difficulty ranges from easy to a good work out. No long-term commitment required—but... Read more »

  • Volunteer Work Day

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

    Join us for a morning of making the park look beautiful. There’s always plenty to do—trail grooming, fence mending, log splitting, litter pickup, and so much more. Join us and make a difference! No previous experience needed. Difficulty ranges from easy to a good work out. No long-term commitment required—but... Read more »