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These parks and preserves offer opportunities to see Bay Area redwoods up close. Bonus: learn some fun facts about tall trees!
Explore some of our favorite easier-to-access access trails and get tips for finding outings near you!
With so many amazing parks and preserves in the city, it can be hard to know where to start! Fortunately, this lifelong resident of the South Bay is willing to share his five favorite hikes and walks in San José.
The Cowell-Purisima Trail, just south of Half Moon Bay, is one of our staff's favorite coastal hikes. Here's why.
Enhance your Bay Area hikes in the new year with these simple tips and tricks.
To help celebrate the year's end, we've rounded up our most popular hikes, conservation stories, and blog posts from 2025.
Check out these local stops along completed sections of the California Coastal Trail, a network of multi-use trails that will one day span the entire state coastline between Mexico and Oregon.
Read on to learn about science, plus which parks you can visit to see wildfire recovery on dazzling display.
POST's resident geologist shares her top pics for hiking destinations that double as a geology field trip.
If you're looking for a hike near San José, you've come to the right place. Here are three favorites nearby in Coyote Valley.
See what you might have missed from 2024.
No car? No problem. Here are three routes you can follow to hike in the Bay Area using only public transportation.
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