• Full Moon Hike

    Worm Moon Ever feel like it’s time to change up your weekly evening routine for something a bit more… spectacular? Take a night off from Netflix and exchange your couch for a hike through our verdant hills to a wide open sky and a full moon. On this 3.5-mile round-trip... Read more »

  • Birding Hike

    Late-winter arrivals China Camp’s most dazzling aerial acrobats are back. Glossy tree swallows, shimmering violet-green swallows, and iridescent barn swallows return each spring to soar through China Camp’s skies. During this easy guided hike, we'll search for these and other avian migrants, many of which have just returned after a long... 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 »

  • EVENT CANCELED: Astronomy Program: starry, starry night

    This event has been canceled due to predicted weather conditions. Join retired National Park Ranger Kathryn Daskal to explore the resplendent night sky on a dark, moonless night. As ancient as it is wondrous, stunning, and mysterious, the night sky is surely humanity's oldest universal resource. During this evening program,... Read more »

  • Naturalist Book Club

    Ends of the Earth & The Serviceberry For this month’s program we will discuss two entertaining books by award-winning authors: Ends of the Earth by Neil Shubin and The Serviceberry by Robin Wall Kimmerer. Shubin is a science writer and paleontologist; Kimmerer is a botanist, professor, and member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation. The... Read more »

  • Give-back morning at China Camp

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

    April is "Earth Month"—the perfect time to 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... Read more »

  • Give-back morning at China Camp

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

    April is "Earth Month"—the perfect time to 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... Read more »

  • San Pedro Road Closure: Marin Endurance Festival

    Please be advised that San Pedro Road will be closed from Peacock Drive to the Back Ranch Meadows entrance gate on Saturday, April 12th from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., due to the Marin Endurance Festival Triathlon. Park facilities along San Pedro Road will be inaccessible to the public until 1p.m.... Read more »

  • Full Moon Hike – “Pink Moon”

    We invite you to an unforgettable evening under the stars! This popular guided hike leads to an impressive vista point where we’ll witness the rise of the full moon over the sparkling bay. April’s full “Pink Moon” is named after the vibrant pink phlox flowers that bloom in spring. Naturalist... Read more »