From Asilomar State Seashore to Mount Diablo, greater than 70 California State Parks will likely be providing particular guided hikes on New Yr’s Day. It’s a part of the state’s First Day Hikes program, which encourage individuals to begin the brand new yr within the nice outside.
The hikes are simple to seek out by way of the interactive First Day Hikes webpage — parks.ca.gov/FirstDayHikes — which incorporates particular occasions on Jan. 1 and past, together with a guided, family-friendly hike on Mount Diablo on Jan. 2 that’s open to children ages 7 and up.
Right here’s only a sampling of prospects at Bay Space state parks. Take a look at the First Day Hikes web site for particulars, together with rendezvous factors, parking and day use charges, age restrictions and climate caveats.
5 First Day Hikes to strive
1 Angel Island State Park: Be part of state park interpreters at 10:30 a.m. Jan. 1 for a 4-mile, reasonably paced “walk ‘n’ talk” that features average elevation achieve, paved and unpaved surfaces and stairs.
2 Sugar Loaf Ridge SP: Meet on the Kenwood park’s White Barn at 9 a.m. Jan. 1 for a 6.5-mile trek to Bald Mountain, the place some severe elevation achieve — a climb of 1,500 ft — nets you 360-degree views. Deliver a reusable cup so you possibly can get pleasure from sizzling cocoa afterward.
3 Pacheco SP: This Hollister hike begins at midday on New Yr’s Day and features a mile-long stroll by 180 years of historical past and tales of the Pacheco adobe and Pacheco Cross.
4 Massive Basin Redwoods SP: Meet at 8 a.m. Jan. 1 for this guided, 0.7-mile loop hike that explores the forest’s restoration from the 2020 CZU wildfires. A 3-mile hike leaves at 11 a.m. and takes you up reasonably tough to strenuous terrain, together with a portion of the Skyline to the Sea Path.
5 Mount Diablo SP: Meet at 9 a.m. Jan. 1 for a 4-mile hike that explores the park’s seasonal sights, together with mistletoe and California holly. Or take a 1.5-mile “fire and water” themed stroll that leaves at midday on Jan. 2.
