Village Talk: Butterflies!

August’s Village Talk: The Beauty and Mystique of Butterflies Join Dr. Peter Oboyski, curator and manager of the Essig Museum of Entomology at UC Berkeley as he discusses the biology and diversity of butterflies. There will be specimens of local butterflies to view and information about how to attract butterflies... Read more »

Sunday Hiking Program

GUIDED HIKING PROGRAM Explore China Camp With a Naturalist Learn about the abundant wildlife in the area. See amazing views of the park. Get Outside and exercise by the glittering bay. Join naturalist  Harold Hirsch for guided Sunday morning hikes at China Camp. Hikes range from easy to moderate, ranging... Read more »

Nature Book Club

BOOKS UNDER THE BOWER Monthly Book Club at China Camp State Park              August’s selection: "The Song of the Dodo: Island Biogeography in an Age of Extinctions”PART 2 by David Quammen July’s event covered the first half of this stimulating book- August’s discussion will cover the second half: “The Song of... Read more »

Beginning Birding Part 1:Discussion

Beginning Birding: What Birds Tell Us About the Health of Habitats How can you tell if an ecosystem is healthy? One way is to look for the species diversity of our avian friends! In this two-part beginners birding class you will learn to identify common birds that reside within different... Read more »

Beginning Birding Part 2: Bird Walk

BEGINNING BIRDING: WHAT BIRDS TELL US ABOUT THE HEALTH OF HABITATS How can you tell if an ecosystem is healthy? One way is to look for the species diversity of our avian friends! In this two-part beginners birding class you will learn to identify common birds that reside within different... Read more »

Park Champions Work Morning

Do it all in China Camp State Park! Our intrepid volunteers will be doing a variety of tasks, from wood splitting to painting to vegetation trimming. Lunch, tools, and a friendly team will be provided. Kids 14-17 welcome with parent. Sign up at CalParks, so we can plan for lunch... Read more »

REGISTRATION FULL: Full Moon Tai Chi

  THIS EVENT HAS A FULL REGISTRATION AND IS WAITLIST ONLY Join Friends of China Camp as we provide our first ever Full Moon Tai Chi class at China Camp Point in China Camp State Park. Martial Arts instructor Will Yturriaga will lead us in a gentle moving meditation while... Read more »

Sunday Hiking Program

GUIDED HIKING PROGRAM Explore China Camp With a Naturalist Learn about the abundant wildlife in the area. See amazing views of the park. Get Outside and exercise by the glittering bay. Join naturalist  Harold Hirsch for guided Sunday morning hikes at China Camp. Hikes range from easy to moderate, ranging... Read more »

Sunday Hikes

 GUIDED HIKING PROGRAM Explore China Camp With a Naturalist Learn about the abundant wildlife in the area. See amazing views of the park. Get Outside and exercise by the glittering bay.                             Join naturalist  Harold Hirsch for... Read more »

Sunday Hikes

 GUIDED HIKING PROGRAM Explore China Camp With a Naturalist Learn about the abundant wildlife in the area. See amazing views of the park. Get Outside and exercise by the glittering bay.                             Join naturalist  Harold Hirsch for... Read more »

Park Champion Work Morning

Want to Help us spiff up the Park? Now is your chance to help us put some finishing touches on improvements in our historic shrimping village. We've been working hard to be ready for the 150th anniversary celebration of the village and we need your help.  We'll be repairing split rail fencing... Read more »

Sunday Hikes

 GUIDED HIKING PROGRAM Explore China Camp With a Naturalist Learn about the abundant wildlife in the area. See amazing views of the park. Get Outside and exercise by the glittering bay.                             Join naturalist  Harold Hirsch for... Read more »