Friends of China Camp There will be a cycling event beginning at Miwok Meadows on Saturday, May 13 from 8am-4pm. Please expect increased mountain bike traffic and foot traffic on Shoreline Trail, Bayview Trail, and Oak Ridge Trail during that time. Go to the Bike 4 Buckelew website for more details.
Our spring avian migrants have once again made a pit stop at China Camp while racking up frequent flier miles along the North American Pacific flyway. Some of these park guests include Vaux’s swifts, Swainson’s thrushes, and yellow warblers. How do these species so quickly adapt to survive among... Read more »
What is your favorite color? Green, yellow, orange, or purple perhaps? The “pineapple express” storms have brought a world of color to China Camp, as we are now seeing a grand show of wildflowers. Let’s look for our favorites during our upcoming spring wildflower hike. For this difficult, three... Read more »
Join us for this month’s naturalist book club as we discuss Dan Levitt's bestselling book, What's Gotten Into You. Summary from Dan Levitt's Website: “Every one of us contains a billion times more atoms than all the grains of sand in the earth’s deserts. If you weigh 150 pounds, you’ve... Read more »
Photo: Stephen Schupp Isn’t it a delight to spend an evening with a familiar face? We invite you this spring to spend an evening with the world's most brilliant and recognized face, the full moon! Did you know that no matter where you are on the earth, you will only... Read more »
Like the ever-changing wardrobe of teenage humans, young fledgling seagulls exhibit a continuous refashoning of plumage in the five years leading up to maturity. During this period, their colors and patterns constantly change, making them a challenge for even experienced birders to correctly identify. We will accept this challenge during... Read more »
There will be a footrace beginning from Miwok Meadows on Saturday, June 17 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.
Up for a challenge with some spectacular rewards? Join us for one of the park’s most challenging hikes–a 5-mile round-trip hike with a 1000-foot elevation gain up to the San Pedro ridgeline. The trip will offer commanding views of the North Bay and the western coastal ranges. Along the... Read more »
Want to find out what makes China Camp tick? Got your own ideas on ways to enjoy and improve the park? Join our annual community meeting to learn about Friends of China Camp’s successes–and challenges–over the past year. Get a peek into the year ahead and share your own... Read more »
Join us for this month’s naturalist book club as we discuss Richard Dawkins bestselling book Flights of Fancy: Defying Gravity by Design . Summary from Richard Dawkins's Website: “The Wonder of Flight. The Science of Evolution. From both, Richard Dawkins weaves a fascinating and beautifully illustrated account of how... Read more »
Join us for a morning of park maintenance. The tasks are variable and range in difficulty from easy to a good work out. Meet at the maintenance area next to the ranger station. Minimum age is 14. Minors ages 14 to 18 must be accompanied by a parent or legal... Read more »
Twenty-thousand years ago, during the late pleistocene, megafauna like giant bears, saber-tooth cats, massive sloths and monstrous mammoths roamed the forests of China Camp. We can only imagine what one of these animals would have seen as it gazed eastward from a rocky perch on what is now the... Read more »
