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Natural History Hike

  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 »

Volunteer Park Maintenance

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 »

Birding Hike

Like the ever-changing wardrobe of teenage humans, young fledgling seagulls exhibit a continuous refashioning 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 »

California State Parks Foundation volunteer work event

Join the FOCC maintenance volunteers in the initial step of restoring the tread on Ridge Fire Trail and the grooming of adjacent trails. We will remove organics in the areas where rolling dips will be incorporated for proper drainage. We will also be trimming back overgrowth and removing accumulated duff... Read more »

Volunteer Park Maintenance

Join us for a morning of park maintenance. The tasks are variable and range in difficulty from easy to a good work out. No need to sign up, just meet at the maintenance area next to the ranger station and look for a group of people in orange shirts. The... Read more »

Full Moon Viewing

Ready for a night of mid-summer lunar celebration? From the dazzling vantage point of the China Camp Point bayside bluff, we will set up our telescope and get an up close look at the full moon’s shining face as it emerges over the east bay hills. We will learn a... Read more »

Volunteer Park Maintenance

Join us for a morning of park maintenance. The tasks are variable and range in difficulty from easy to a good work out. No need to sign up, just meet at the maintenance area next to the ranger station and look for a group of people in orange shirts. The... Read more »

A walk through time at China Camp

China Camp Village 100 China Camp Village Rd, San Rafael, CA, CA, United States

While our park’s name reflects the Chinese shrimping village that once boomed here over a century ago, this land has been home to a wide range of human inhabitants, including indigenous Coast Miwok, Spanish colonizers, Mexican land grantees, and cattle ranchers. For this special Heritage Month event, join Marcie Miller... Read more »

Free

Volunteer Park Maintenance

Join us for a morning of park maintenance. The tasks are variable and range in difficulty from easy to a good work out. No need to sign up, just meet at the maintenance area next to the ranger station and look for a group of people in orange shirts. The... Read more »

Family fun: Chinese Lion Dance performance

China Camp Village 100 China Camp Village Rd, San Rafael, CA, CA, United States

Youth Lion Dance Team from the Marin Chinese Cultural Association perform at Heritage Day. Drummers thump, colorful costumes shimmer in the sun, and fearsome and fantastical lions dip and whirl. It’s time for one of our most popular annual events—a visit from a team of exciting Chinese Lion Dancers. Watch... Read more »

Free

August Bird Walk: Spotlight on creepers and nuthatches

Attention birdbrains! Introducing two highly entertaining, year-round natives and the focus of this month’s birding hike: the brown creeper and the white-breasted nuthatch. Both hop up and down tree trunks in search of insects in the bark. Tiny brown creepers have stiff tails, curved beaks, and feathers striped with brown,... Read more »

Free

Volunteer Park Maintenance

Join us for a morning of park maintenance. The tasks are variable and range in difficulty from easy to a good work out. No need to sign up, just meet at the maintenance area next to the ranger station and look for a group of people in orange shirts. The... Read more »