• 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 »

  • December Birding Hike

    Turtle Back Trailhead

    Look up in the wintry skies over the park this month and you might spy a spectacular snow goose or even a trumpeter swan. These big and beautiful water birds, along with Ross’s geese, sometimes take a break at China Camp as they head to their wintering grounds in the... 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 »

  • Volunteer Work Day—CANCELLED

    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 »

  • December Naturalist’s Book Club: Canceled

    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 »

  • First Day Hike 2024

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

    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 »

    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 »

  • Junior Ranger Program: Life Under A Log

    Back Ranch Meadows Campground

    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 »

    Free