15 Hiking Trails near Fairfield, CA
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Grizzly Peak Trail
Berkeley, California
27.5 miles SWA trail through the Berkeley Hills with sweeping San Francisco Bay views at the peak — great for runners, dog walkers, and out-of-town guests on a clear day.
Hike, Mountain Bike
Temescal Regional Recreation Area
Oakland, California
29.7 miles SGuarded swim beach on a ten acre lake in the Oakland hills, one of the three original East Bay Regional Parks, tucked between Highway 24 and the Caldecott Tunnel approach.
Hike, Swim 3.8 mi
East Ridge Trail
Oakland, California
31.4 miles SA wide, gentle ridge trail weaving through Oakland's redwood-covered hills to a waterfall — accessible all year with ladder bug clusters in the trees each winter.
Hike
Cosumnes River Preserve
Galt, California
32.6 miles EA 45,859-acre wildlife habitat and agricultural preserve centered on the Cosumnes River near Galt — supporting Pacific Flyway migrating birds and varied riparian habitats.
Canoe, Hike
Cull Canyon Swim Complex
Castro Valley
37.4 miles SA fenced, lifeguarded 1.5-acre chlorinated swim lagoon with a sand beach in Cull Canyon Regional Recreation Area, Castro Valley. Seasonal, with a $5 adult fee and early capacity limits on weekends.
Hike, Swim
Battery Spencer
Mill Valley, California
37.8 miles SWA short 0.2-mile hike to a century-old Civil War battery with 12-inch rifled guns — now one of the best vantage points anywhere for viewing the Golden Gate Bridge.
Hike
Muir Woods National Monument
Mill Valley, California
38.2 miles SWA national monument with several suggested hikes from the visitors center, including a 2-mile loop leaving the boardwalk into the towering old-growth redwoods, plus guided tours and programs.
Hike
Muir Beach
Muir Beach, California
39.7 miles SWA hidden gem beach north of San Francisco with a 0.2-mile walk to the shore, informational placards for kids, sunset views over the Pacific, and access to the Coastal Trail.
Hike, Swim
Muir Beach Overlook
Muir Beach, California
40.0 miles SWThe Muir Beach Overlook is a cliff-top Marin Headlands promontory with sweeping Pacific views, WWII fire-control bunkers, and prime gray-whale watching.
Hike
Paradise Beach
Sacramento
40.3 miles NEA free sandy beach on an oxbow bend of the American River in Sacramento's River Park neighborhood, reached on foot over the levee from Glenn Hall Park and open sunrise to sunset.
Hike, Swim 0.1-0.6 mi
Mt. Sutro Open Space Reserve
San Francisco, California
40.8 miles SWA 61-acre ecological oasis on a 900-foot San Francisco hill with a historic century-old eucalyptus forest, rare native plants, and a native plant garden and demonstration area at the summit.
Hike, Mountain Bike 4.0 mi
Palomarin Trail
Bolinas, California
44.3 miles SWA 5-mile northern Marin coastal hike past ocean overlooks, varying terrain, and forested paths to the stunning Alamere Falls — with an optional Bass Lake swim on the return.
Hike 0.1 mi
Bass Lake
Bolinas, California
44.6 miles SWBass Lake is a beloved hike-in swimming hole in Point Reyes National Seashore, tucked into the coastal hills above the Pacific near Bolinas, California. A small, tree-rimmed freshwater lake reached...
Hike, Swim
Quarry Lakes Regional Recreation Area (Niles Beach)
Fremont, California
46.4 miles SLifeguarded sand beach on Horseshoe Lake at Quarry Lakes Regional Recreation Area in Fremont, a 471-acre East Bay park of former gravel pits turned swimming and fishing lakes.
Hike, Kayak, Mountain Bike, Swim
Steelhead Beach Regional Park
Forestville
49.6 miles WSteelhead Beach Regional Park is a Sonoma County Regional Parks day use park on the Russian River north of Forestville, with a gravel bar beach, a year round canoe and kayak put-in, and nearly a mile of trails through riparian woods. There is no lifeguard
Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
