For an easy bike ride with enormous coastal views, head a few miles south…

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What is it about tiny islands in the middle of lakes? There’s something that…

Sprawling in the distance beyond Peninsula’s Skyline Boulevard are acres of open space and…

High up in the foothills overlooking Santa Clara Valley, Joseph D. Grant County Park…

Skirting the campus of the University of California Santa Cruz is a higher education…

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Over the creek and through the redwoods you’ll go, on this 9-mile (round-trip) partial…

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A demure waterfall best after fresh rains, sandstone formations pockmarked by time, epic ridge…

Built in 1872, Pigeon Point Lighthouse still beams bright in 2018. This iconic mainstay…

The sublime Forest of Nisene Marks State Park is popular for good reason, but…

Hike through a verdant redwood forest less traveled and get a glimpse into Santa…