Head with us to Lake Chabot Regional Park, nestled in the East Bay Hills between Oakland, San Leandro and Castro Valley for a loop around the 315-acre reservoir. Completed in 1875, but closed to recreation until the 1960s, the lake was formed by the damming of San Leandro Creek. Today, it’s an emergency water supply…

If you’re preparing for a Camino, this class offers an opportunity to learn and practice the Spanish you are likely to use as you travel through Spain. Whether you know very little Spanish or perhaps want a refresher and some practice, our Basic Spanish for the Camino may be the right class for you. These…

Join us on this walk that takes place on the first Saturday of the month, rain or shine! We meet at the “The Columns” (aka Pergola) on the northeast corner of Oakland’s Lake Merritt at 10:30 AM and start walking by 10:45 AM. It’s a flat, paved 3.5-mile walk around the lake that takes a…

Get your Camino training in! With the hills already deeply green, this is a wonderful walk, mostly along the East Bay Ridge Trail, and over rolling hills carpeted with wildflowers. Compared to its neighbor regional parks – Tilden and Redwood just to the south – Wildcat Canyon is relatively unpopulated. We’ll start at the park…

Help us celebrate our pilgrims heading out to the Camino this year at our annual Shell Ceremony & Potluck. We’ll be gathering at St. Augustine Church in Oakland with special guests to confer scallop shells (symbol of the pilgrimage) to outbound pilgrims as well as recognize departing volunteer hospitaleros. Afterwards, we’ll be setting up breakout…

We’re going to Muir Woods! But first, we gotta earn it. We’ll start at Mountain Home Inn on Panoramic Highway, climb up on the Matt Davis Trail along the western flank of Mt. Tam, with panoramas over the bay and the ocean, and then, after a break at Bootjack Camp, we’ll plunge down through the…

Join us on this walk that takes place on the first Saturday of the month, rain or shine! We meet at the “The Columns” (aka Pergola) on the northeast corner of Oakland’s Lake Merritt at 10:30 AM and start walking by 10:45 AM. It’s a flat, paved 3.5-mile walk around the lake that takes a…

Let’s see what’s happening in the Presidio Tunnel Tops with a hike offering sweeping views of the City, San Francisco Bay, and Golden Gate. We’ll meet at the Presidio Visitor Center for a brief tour of the interactive displays. From there, we’ll head to the Tunnel Tops with its unique public spaces — huge lawns,…

Join us on this walk that takes place on the first Saturday of the month, rain or shine! We meet at the “The Columns” (aka Pergola) on the northeast corner of Oakland’s Lake Merritt at 10:30 AM and start walking by 10:45 AM. It’s a flat, paved 3.5-mile walk around the lake that takes a…

Let’s welcome the New Year with a hike to our own local Finisterre, Lands End in San Francisco. This loop route starts and ends at the Java Beach Café at Ocean Beach in the Outer Sunset. From there, we’ll cross Golden Gate Park, pass by the polo fields and Portals of the Past monument, and…