Northern California (San Francisco Bay area)

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Mill Valley, CA: Northern California Chapter, Muir Woods Hike

Mar 15, 2026 9:00AM—3:30PM

Meet at 9:00 AM in the parking lot directly opposite Mountain Home Inn on Panoramic Highway in Mill Valley.

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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 southern 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…

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Oakland, CA: Northern California Chapter, Shell Ceremony & Potluck

Mar 21, 2026 10:00AM—3:00PM

St. Augustine is located at 400 Alcatraz Avenue off of College Avenue in Oakland, between Dana and Colby Streets.

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Help us celebrate our pilgrims heading out to the Camino this year at our annual Shell Ceremony & Potluck. We’ll gather at St. Augustine Church in Oakland with Rev. Beth Linde Foot to confer scallop shells (symbol of the pilgrimage) to outbound pilgrims as well as recognize departing volunteer hospitaleros. If you’re looking for a…

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Oakland, CA: Northern California Chapter, Lake Merritt Walk

Apr 04, 2026 10:30AM—12:00PM

Lake Merritt Columns (aka Pergola)

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. It’s a flat, paved 3.5-mile walk around the lake that takes about an hour and a half. Afterwards,…

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Oakland, CA: Northern California Chapter, Lake Merritt Walk

May 02, 2026 10:30AM—12:00PM

Lake Merritt Columns (aka Pergola)

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. It’s a flat, paved 3.5-mile walk around the lake that takes about an hour and a half. Afterwards,…

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Oakland, CA: Northern California Chapter, Lake Merritt Walk

Jun 06, 2026 10:30AM—12:00PM

Lake Merritt Columns (aka Pergola)

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. It’s a flat, paved 3.5-mile walk around the lake that takes about an hour and a half. Afterwards,…

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Oakland, CA: Northern California Chapter, Lake Merritt Walk

Jul 04, 2026 10:30AM—12:00PM

Lake Merritt Columns (aka Pergola)

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. It’s a flat, paved 3.5-mile walk around the lake that takes about an hour and a half. Afterwards,…

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Oakland, CA: Northern California Chapter, Lake Merritt Walk

Aug 01, 2026 10:30AM—12:00PM

Lake Merritt Columns (aka Pergola)

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. It’s a flat, paved 3.5-mile walk around the lake that takes about an hour and a half. Afterwards,…

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Oakland, CA: Northern California Chapter, Lake Merritt Walk

Sep 05, 2026 10:30AM—12:00PM

Lake Merritt Columns (aka Pergola)

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. It’s a flat, paved 3.5-mile walk around the lake that takes about an hour and a half. Afterwards,…

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Oakland, CA: Northern California Chapter, Lake Merritt Walk

Oct 03, 2026 10:30AM—12:00PM

Lake Merritt Columns (aka Pergola)

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. It’s a flat, paved 3.5-mile walk around the lake that takes about an hour and a half. Afterwards,…

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Oakland, CA: Northern California Chapter, Lake Merritt Walk

Nov 07, 2026 10:30AM—12:00PM

Lake Merritt Columns (aka Pergola)

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. It’s a flat, paved 3.5-mile walk around the lake that takes about an hour and a half. Afterwards,…

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Past | Archive

Oakland, CA: Northern California Chapter, Lake Merritt Walk

Mar 07, 2026 10:30AM—12:00PM

Lake Merritt Columns (aka Pergola)

Online: Northern California Chapter, Basic Spanish for the Camino

Mar 01, 2026 1:00PM—2:30PM

Online via Zoom (Pacific)

San Francisco, CA: Northern California Chapter, Presidio Tunnel Tops Hike

Feb 21, 2026 10:30AM—3:00PM

Meet us at 10:30 AM outside the Presidio Visitor Center in the open space on the right of the entrance.

Berkeley, CA: Northern California Chapter, Camino 101: The Basics

Feb 11, 2026 6:00PM—7:30PM

Berkeley Public Library, Tarea Hall Pittman South Branch, 1901 Russell Street, Berkeley, PT

Oakland, CA: Northern California Chapter, Lake Merritt Walk

Feb 07, 2026 10:30AM—12:00PM

Lake Merritt Columns (aka Pergola)

The Camino de Santiago and the Resurgence of Pilgrimage

Jan 25, 2026 2:00PM—4:00PM

St. Augustine is located at 400 Alcatraz Avenue off of College Avenue in Oakland, PT