记得粉班介绍过SF景点啊，你可以查查精华区。 如果喜欢hiking, 推荐Land's end trail, 超级漂亮。。。

真棒啊                                

MM你也帮忙介绍东湾的trail吧， 上周我们刚去完Coyote Hills踏青，那大片的油菜花实在是太美了。还有这个季节去Mt Diablo是看花hiking好季节。

我以前存过一篇文章叫top 10 hikes in bay area.  给你贴上， land's end trail就是其中一个。

THE TOP 10 hikes in the Bay Area are highlighted by hidden waterfalls, gorgeous views and one of the Bay Area's last secret spots in the region. But while all 10 hikes have different appeal, they all provide extended tours into a land of charm that makes the Bay Area the No. 1 metropolitan region in North America for outdoor recreation.

The hikes are rated on five factors: natural beauty, quality of destinations, views, diversity of flora, and tranquility. For the most part, difficult climbs didn't make the list, except for one, the little-known but first-class butt-kicker to Rose Peak in remote Alameda County.

To validate these ratings, in the past two years I have ventured to about 50 Bay Area parks and hiked some 75 trails in my ongoing quest to visit every park in the Bay Area and the rest of Northern California. Previous to that, my adventures included a weeklong, 125-mile hike around San Francisco Bay, and explorations to every little secret spot I can find anywhere in the region, about 150 trails in all.

Here are my ratings:


1. COAST TRAIL, Point Reyes National Seashore.
THE COAST TRAIL offers the closest thing to religion for Bay Area hikers. It's that good, as if each of your steps has divine blessing. The landscape here is dramatic, diverse and beautiful, featuring the rebirth of the western slopes below Inverness Ridge, burned in the wildfire of October '95. But there are also great lookouts of the Pacific, ocean bluff camps, Sculptured Beach and its rock formations and tidepools, an extraordinary bluff-top waterfall, and even small freshwater lakes for swimming.
The Coast Trail is 15 miles one way, perfect for an overnight trip with a shuttle car waiting at the end of the trail. The best route is north to south, starting at the Point Reyes Hostel, so the wind will be at your back. For a day hike, a better strategy is to start from the southern Palomarin Trailhead, just north of Bolinas, then make the 8.5-mile round trip to Alamere Falls and back. Only dense fog or howling winds can ruin the deal, but catch it right and you'll be granted temporary entry into heaven. (415) 663-1092.


* 2. BERRY CREEK FALLS, Big Basin Redwoods State Park,
Boulder Creek. IF I EVER GO a year without hiking to Berry Creek Falls, I figure I just wasted the year. I made the trip yet again this past week and, just like always, feel like the experience has realigned my senses for the coming months. Woods and water have a way of doing that, and you get the best of both here, with a vast and beautiful redwood forest, and then a series of three drop-dead gorgeous waterfalls, Berry Creek, Silver and Golden falls.
From park headquarters, it's 4.7 miles to Berry Creek Falls, first making the short climb out to the Big Basin Rim, then continuing with an easy 600-foot descent over the course of four miles to the falls. Just upstream is Silver Falls, a pretty free fall with the trail stairstepped right aside it, then above that, Golden Falls, a stunning spot where clear water cascades over gold-tinged, iron-based rocks polished slick by the rushing water. Though a danger sign on the trail warns that this is a six-hour hike, most make it in 4-1/4 to 5 hours, including a half hour for a snack. (408) 338-6132, 338-8860 or 429-2851.


* 3. TRAIL CAMP LOOP, Castle Rock State Park, Los
Gatos. CAN ANY TRAIL take hikers into a wider variety of spectacular settings than the Trail Camp Loop? None that I know of. In the course of a 5.5-mile loop, you get the best of everything, a secluded canyon, waterfall, views and honeycombed sandstone formations, all of it dramatic. This is what makes Castle Rock State Park, on Skyline just south of the junction of Highway 9 and Highway 35, special.
The trip starts on the Saratoga Gap Trail (toward Trail Camp) by dropping down into a tree-covered canyon, then in less than a mile emerges at an edge-of-the-world viewing area of Castle Falls, a 50-foot waterfall, and across the Santa Cruz Mountains and a sea of conifers. This alone is spectacular. But you continue, taking in the views of Big Basin and Monterey Bay, occasionally passing these strange rocks filled with holes, as if a rock-eating gopher has been digging tunnels. Eventually you loop back on the Ridge Trail, passing Goat Rock, the king of sandstone, with another incredible view from the top, looking down at Monterey Bay. (408) 867-2952 or (408) 429-2851.


* 4. MONTARA MOUNTAIN TRAIL, San Pedro Valley County
Park, Pacifica. MY FIRST VISIT to San Pedro Valley County Park was in 1980, and my first impression was that if a trail was built past Brooks Falls to San Pedro Ridge, then linked to Montara Mountain, that this would be one of the best parks for hiking in California. Well, that is exactly what they did, and yep, it is. This is a 7-mile round trip, gaining nearly 1,900 feet on the way up. Added new this year are excellent signs and brush-clearing, the latter making for better views.
The hike starts by heading up through a eucalyptus forest, then lateraling along the north flank of Brooks Canyon, where there is a good view of wispy, three-tiered Brooks Falls and surrounding granite outcrops. Shortly later, you turn left at a junction and hike up to San Pedro Ridge for a picture-perfect view of the coast, looking north. Eventually, the hike reaches the North Peak of Montara Mountain, 1,898 feet, with long-distance views of the Pacific Ocean and the Farallon Islands on one side and the off-limits San Francisco Fish and Game Refuge to the other. (415) 355-8289.


* 5. STEEP RAVINE TRAIL, Mount Tamalpais State Park,
Marin. THIS IS ONE of the few trails anywhere that is best experienced in the rain or during a heavy, dew-dripping fog. That is because when wet, the entire setting comes to life, and if you get soaked by a surprise spring rain, like I did on one trip, it can feel as if you are being baptized by nature.
From the trailhead at Pantoll on the western slopes of Mount Tamalpais, the trail drops into a deep canyon with lush, extraordinary beauty. There are towering redwoods, a closed tree-top canopy, and a lush undergrowth filled with sword ferns, mosses and a diversity of greenery, with pretty Webb Creek running right down the center. Over the course of two miles, the trail descends 1,100 feet and crosses over Webb Creek eight times. On the return trip, looking upstream, you'll get framed views of the creek and the surrounding canyon. This is one of my favorite places on earth. (415) 388-2070 or (415) 456-1286. http://www.bahiker.com/northbayhikes/stinson.html


* 6. LAND'S END TRAIL, Golden Gate National Recreation
Area, San Francisco. HERE IS San Francisco's greatest lookout, and one small trick can turn it into San Francisco's greatest walk. That trick is to get here early, at sunrise if possible, especially on Sundays, well before the tourists and the rest of humanity inundate the place. Add a clear day and you discover why this is a world-class destination, right from your first steps. In one 180-degree turn of the head, right to left, you can see the Golden Gate Bridge, Marin Headlands, the mouth of the Bay, crashing breakers, then beyond and out to sea passing ships and fishing boats, with long-distance views of Point Reyes and the Farallon Islands.
The trail starts at Lands End, near the Cliff House, then is routed along the San Francisco Headlands toward the Golden Gate Bridge. In the process, you peak in and out of cypress trees, a nearly level walk, a 2.5-mile trip to the overlook of China Beach. Get here late and the parking is difficult and the trail is often crowded. Get here early and no flat, easy walk is better in the Bay Area. (415) 556-8371 or (415) 556-0560.


* 7. SAN PABLO RIDGE, Wildcat Canyon Regional Park,
Richmond. WHEN I HIKED the 31-mile East Bay National Skyline Trail, it was San Pablo Ridge that provided the most memorable moments of the trip. Nowhere can you get more quickly to remote land with great views. From the ridge looking west, the Bay and beyond to the San Francisco waterfront is simply stunning, while to the east, there is nothing but untouched rolling foothills, with San Pablo and Briones lakes tucked in canyons like sapphires.
From the trailhead at Wildcat Canyon Regional Park, the trail climbs 700 feet in 2.5 miles to gain the ridge. From here, you continue along the ridge for as long as you want (the trail eventually links to Tilden Park), and the farther you go, the fewer the people, the more remote the land, and the better the views. This hike provides glimpses of Contra Costa County's prettiest areas. (510) 635-0135, ext. 2200.


* 8. BLACK ROCK FALLS TRAIL, Uvas Canyon County Park,
Morgan Hill. THIS HIKE CAN BE a stunning surprise, with five waterfalls and several smaller cascades, all in just a 3.5-mile round trip. I was first attracted to Uvas Park by the good fishing at Uvas Reservoir, but my hiking partner told me that there is another world here, and you get it by hiking out on Black Rock Falls Trail, then adding to it by looping out to Alec Canyon and Alec Creek.
The first waterfall you come to is Black Rock Falls on Swanson Creek, named for the crystal-clear water flowing over black rocks, unusual and radiant. As you go on, you come upon one waterfall after another, including Basin Falls, Upper Falls and Triple Falls. Each is beautiful in its own way. This park is the best reason there is to venture down to south Santa Clara County, or when heading to the southland on U.S. 101, to stop and take a timeout from your drive for a great, short adventure. (408) 779-9232.


* 9. THREE LAKES TRAIL, Marin Water District.
THERE ARE NO prettier lakes in the Bay Area than Lagunitas, Bon Tempe and Alpine, set on the north slope of Mount Tamalpais. There is no better easy loop hike either, where you link a series of trails over the course of 5.5 miles that allows you to soak in the beauty of them. All the while, Mount Tam's East Peak looms above. Note that there is no officially named "Three Lakes Trail," that the trail does not border the shore of all three lakes, and that you must have a map, available at the kiosk at the Sky Oaks entrance station, to get it right.
All three lakes are set on the Lagunitas Creek watershed, all now full, green and very pretty. Start at the Lagunitas Picnic Area, where you'll find the first lake, little Lagunitas Lake, covering just 22 acres. At sunrise, the scene is quiet and pristine, when steam often rises from its still surface. Lagunitas feeds water down into Bon Tempe, 140 acres and just as pretty, often with a variety of wildfowl exploring about. Below Bon Tempe is Alpine, 224 acres, bordered to the south by forest, and one of the prettiest lakes anywhere. Despite 50 lakes in the Bay Area, there are few stellar walks exploring them. This is the best. (415) 459-5267.


* 10. ROSE PEAK, Sunol / Ohlone Regional Wilderness.
THE BAY AREA'S worst butt-kicker just had to make the top 10, and it deserves it. From the trailhead at Sunol Regional Wilderness (390 feet elevation), the Ohlone Wilderness Regional Trail climbs 3,427 feet over the course of 10 miles to reach Rose Peak (3,817 feet). In the process, you rise across the foothills of the north end of the Mount Hamilton Range, entering the wildest and most remote land remaining in the East Bay hills.
The flora features grasslands peppered with oak and bay trees, with good numbers of deer and hawks. As you climb and make the ridge, there are views to the west of San Francisco Bay and beyond, and to the east of the Sierra Nevada, now topped in snow. Little known is that Rose Peak is only 32 feet lower that Mount Diablo to the north. To do this trip right, most hikers will split the trip into two days and set up a backpack camp at Maggie's Half Acre, which is a half mile from Rose Peak; reservation and wilderness permit required. (510) 862-2244 or (510) 635-0135, ext. 2200.


BEST OF THE REST
* 11. Matt Davis / Sunset Trail, Mount Tamalpais State Park, (415) 388-2070 or (415) 456-1286.

* 12. North Ridge / Sunset Trail, Angel Island, (415) 435-1915 or (415) 456-1286.

* 13. Whittemore Gulch Trail, Purisima Creek Redwoods, Half Moon Bay, (415) 691-1200.

* 14. Estero Trail, Point Reyes National Seashore, (415) 663-1092.

* 15. Sweeney Ridge, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, San Bruno, (415) 556-8371 or (415) 556-0560. http://www.nps.gov/goga/clho/swri/

* 16. Rock Springs Trail, Mount Tamalpais State Park, (415) 388-2070 or (415) 456-1286.

* 17. Ano Nuevo Lookout, Butano State Park, Pescadero, (415) 879-2040 or (415) 726-8800.

* 18. Long Ridge Loop, Midpeninsula Open Space District, (415) 691-1200.

* 19. Franklin Ridge Loop Trail, Carquinez Strait Regional Shoreline, (510) 635-0135, ext. 2200.

* 20. Loch Lomond Loop, Ben Lomond, (408) 335-7424.

* 21. Bay View Trail, Point Pinole Regional Shoreline, Richmond, (510) 237-6896 or (510) 635-0135, ext. 2200.

* 22. Pillar Point, Half Moon Bay, no phone.

* 23. Agave Trail, Alcatraz, (415) 556-8371 or (415) 556-0560.

* 24. Volvon Trail, Morgan Territory, north of Livermore, (510) 634-0135, ext. 2200.

* 25. Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco; (415) 556-8371 or (415) 556-0560.<

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太好了，等着MM介绍。。。

以下是引用wangmouse在2/19/2010 4:28:00 PM的发言：

Big Sur--Pfeiffer big sur state park campground

 

一直很喜欢Big Sur, 这里是很多Scenic Highway的书的封面， 是one of 100 places to see before you die, 一边靠海，一边靠山，峰回路转， 处处是风景， 我们几乎每年都要来这里走一趟， hiking, 看海， 吹风， 照相， 这里的野花可以开到7-8月份， 到了11月iceplants变成了红色，密密麻麻地铺满路的两边，颜色也非常好看。 Big Sur两边有好多美丽的state park/ state reserve, 是hiking的好地方。

 

以前到Big Sur都是住在Carmel一个朋友的别墅里，后来朋友来往少了，也不好意思用她的别墅了，所以就改成camping了。 这里的campground非常难定，要提早半年定才行。

 

http://www.reserveamerica.com/camping/Pfeiffer_Big_Sur_Sp/r/campgroundDetails.do?contractCode=CA&parkId=120068&topTabIndex=CampingSpot

 

Big Sur的营地很大，设施很好，里面全是大红木，有些营地后面是洪水冲出来的山沟， 小朋友们可以沿着裸露的树根爬到山上。 State park里面有一条清浅小溪，可以放船，钓龙虾。 公园里还有不同的trail, 可以走到瀑布之类的，总之不用出公园就非常好玩了。

 

这个campground, 因为2008年的一场大火， 被关闭了一年之多，2009年夏天重新部分对外开放。有趣的是， 2008年起火时候，我们也正在Big Sur, 还被堵在了1号路上，被逼掉头前往101去Hearst Castle.

 

公园里的营地跟小溪

 

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住在Big Sur的campground, 最好两天，然后好好地玩Big Sur周围的风景，这里我们每次住上两天都觉得短。

 

周围美丽的风景有白沙滩Carmel Beach, Carmel River State Beach
 

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Mcway Falls跟周边的trails
 

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Hidden Gem Pfeiffer Beach, 這個beach非常隱蔽， 路口處也沒有標記， 進去的one lane 小路2個miles, 彎彎曲曲.

 

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附近还有最最美丽跟好玩的Point Lobos State Reserve, 里面有10几条不同的trail, 绝对不能错过。

 

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[此贴子已经被作者于2010/3/10 19:54:25编辑过]

这地方好漂亮啊， mm能组织大家一块去吗？

今年我倒是组织了10来家人去，但是已经挤破头了，明天争取多定几个营地吧。

我也在湾区，正筹划第一次camping呢。订了8月去Lake Tahoe。太谢谢mm的帖子了。