This page of favorites is to help you get started exploring the larger area. For parks in the immediate area of your town, see its info page.
Coast
- Bodega Headlands
- Salmon Creek
- Goat Rock Beach Just south of Jenner, at the Russian River delta
- Dillon Beach
- Point Reyes Lighthouse
- Bear Valley Trail
Redwoods
If you are from out of the area and have not been, Redwood forests are not to be missed
- Armstrong Redwoods
- Samuel P Taylor
- Muir Woods
Mountains / Views
- Sugarloaf State Park
- Mount Tamalpais
- Jack London State Historic Park