Friends of China Camp Please note that, due to the holidays, our December book club has been canceled. The next virtual book club will be held on January 28, 2024, when we will be discussing author Siddhartha Mukherjee’s fascinating book, The Gene: An Intimate History. This is a hefty read, with over 300 packed-full pages, so... Read more »
Ring in the New Year in an unforgettable way! Join the California State Park's annual tradition of watching the year’s first sunrise from a spectacular vantage point overlooking the bay. If your New Year’s resolution is to get your blood pumping and stay fit, this is a great way to... Read more »
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 »
Discover nature’s under-world in this fun and exciting day of discovery. Junior Rangers (and their grownups) will see what they can find when they gently uncover the world that thrives underneath fallen logs and branches. Winter rains make this an especially exciting time for discovery in the park. Ground-dwelling creatures,... Read more »
Winter’s highest tides are something to see at China Camp, with bay waters rising to inundate our marshlands. This season, the peak tide will occur Thursday, January 11 at roughly 12:15 p.m. Join our partner scientists from San Francisco Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR) as we walk from Back... Read more »
Listen—does the park seem quieter to you? That might be because by mid-January, only our year-round, nonmigratory birds are here to tweet, chirp, and caw. It’s a big drop in birds, with only 30 percent of the summer population still flitting and flapping here come deep winter. Our non-migratory birds... Read more »
DUE TO PREDICTED RAIN, THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. Join us for a morning of making the park look beautiful, and reduce fire fuels. We will focus on removal of invasive French and Scotch Broom plants and trail grooming. Join us and make a difference! No previous experience needed. Difficulty... Read more »
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 »
Due to weather predictions, this work day has been rescheduled for Thursday, January 25, 9 a.m. to noon. 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... Read more »
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 »
Join us for an invigorating hike to witness the rise of the first full moon of the new year. This month’s “Wolf Moon” got its name from wolves that would howl on cold wintry nights. To take in incredible views of this breathtaking moonrise, we’ll climb some 500 feet following... Read more »
January’s Book Club reading, The Gene, by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author Siddhartha Mukherjee, drives home in this lucid and intimate book about the profound relevance of the history and future of biology in our lives. Summary from the author’s website: “THE GENE: An Intimate History . . . is the... Read more »
