Bay Area's Best Winter Sunsets

As we head towards daylight savings how do you say goodbye to winter? With a sunset! Here are three Bay Area spots with beautiful views for watching the sun go down on the season.

Week: 02.22.2018
Regions: Northern CA

Billy Goat Beacon

Sunset Stroll at Billy Goat Hill in San Francisco

Located just above Noe Valley and below Diamond Heights, Billy Goat Hill is a neighborhood park with steep wooden stairs and the winding Beacon Trail connecting Billy Goat Hill with Walter Haas Park. Visit both parks and take in a sunset view on an easy 0.75-mile (round-trip) str
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A Screening Good Time!

Sonoma International Film Festival 2018

Days are getting longer and movies are getting better—time to look ahead to the Sonoma International Film Festival! From March 21 through 25 you can enjoy fantastic wines, food from local hotspots, and over 100 new indie films. From shorts and documentaries to feature-length exce
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Steps, Sand, Sea, Sunset

Black Sand Beach for Sunset Views of San Francisco

Black Sands is a remote mile-long stretch of shore in the Marin Headlands. The secluded oasis has a lot to see. Rocky coastline, thrashing waves, nudists, fishermen, nudist fishermen … okay, so full moons are common here, but they’re not nearly as captivating as the epic sunsets!
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Mellow Mavericks

Sunset Hike Near Mavericks in Half Moon Bay

Hike the bluffs at Pillar Point
Pillar Point bluff hike Half Moon Bay
It’s a site famous for the Mavericks surfing competition, but even without the massive swells, Pillar Point still has plenty to get excited about. Including a short hike with beautiful coastal views and striking sunset scenery.
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    A serene stroll alongside marshland, passing ponds and grasses frilled in seasonal wildflowers, with Mount Tam a beacon in the background … how nice. As part of the esteemed Bay Trail, San Rafael’s Las Gallinas Valley Birding Loop and Wildlife Ponds comprises about 3.5 miles of wide-open trail.

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  2. Paint Brushy

    This time of year you’ll have good reason to head for the hills—the electric-green rolling hills of Brushy Peak Regional Preserve in Livermore. This 4.5-mile loop hike is like stepping into a plein air painting.

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    2025 POST Wildflower Walks

    Get flower empowered! POST’s complimentary 2025 Wildflower Walks guide blooms with the best places to see a variety of florals across the Peninsula and South Bay this spring.

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  4. All right, Almaden!

    Take a trip through time on this 5-mile loop in Almaden Quicksilver County Park. Explore the ruins of an old cinnabar mine and enjoy the first hints of wildflower season.

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    Weekend in Reno Tahoe

    Weekend plans? Reno Tahoe! Just a few hours by car or a short flight away, Reno Tahoe springs to the moment with great ways to combine adventure and relaxation in its beautiful mountains-meets-desert setting.

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  2. Hiker walking along the North Bluff Trail on Santa Cruz Island, Channel Islands National Park

    Purely Wild

    Channel Islands National Park lives up to its nickname as “North America’s Galapagos.” This less-traveled national park is an undeveloped and isolated series of five dramatic and distinct islands reached by boat. Hike the largest of the islands, Santa Cruz.

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    Truly Grand Day Hike

    One of the best spring day hikes in the Grand Canyon? See layer upon layer of the park’s grandeur—including the river—on this 3-mile (one-way) journey to Skeleton Point via the South Kaibab Trail.

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    Petal Paradise

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