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An insider's guide to the Bay Area's best parks, recreation and wilderness areas, from San Francisco Chronicle outdoors columnist Tom Stienstra. He’s hiked, camped, boated, fished and cycled across the region to bring you this insider's guide to popular and little-known spots.
Visitors could fill up a day viewing the variety of the greenery in San Diego’s ‘crown jewel’
Meanwhile, in Portland, a special 100-year-old pin oak, known as the Candelabra Tree and familiar to thousands of drivers who pass it in Deering Oaks Park each day, is recovering after the caterpillars ate a number of its buds earlier in the spring. "We did a web count in January, and we were really surprised at the numbers," said Jeff Tarling, Portland's arborist. While at least one third of the tree was missing leaves at the beginning of spring, it has since almost fully recovered, despite dry conditions that inhibited a fungus that curtails the moths from growing. "It's probably 80-90% bac...
After last year's wildfires, spring revival brings record visits to Bay Area parks FacebookTwitterEmail 1of3 Charred trees from the 2020 Woodward fire along Limantour Road in Point Reyes National Seashore. Crews are clearing “hazard trees,” which could fall across trails.Stephen Lam / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less 2of3 Last year the Woodward Fire burned 4,929 acres of Point Reyes National Seashore, bordered roughly by Limantour Road and Sky Trail stretching south past the Bear Valley Trail and Wildcat Camp. The footprint of the fire remains closed to all access.Stephen Lam / The Chronic...
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The Globe and Mail Bookmark Please log in to listen to this story. Also available in French and Mandarin. Log In Create Free Account Getting audio file ... This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy. Full Disclaimer Steve Henry For much of its long life, the giant Candelabra Tree was a hidden gem. The unusual redwood, with its five vertical branches towering above a squat base to resemble a candelabra, is tucked into a remote part of Butano State Park. Butano itself is among the lesser-visited state parks on the California coast south of Sa...