Meet at the Richardson trailhead inside the park. Map: https://goo.gl/maps/rice8yg7rb8hXJtd7. Parking available at the trailhead ($7 day use fee). Free parking just before the Visitor Center at 6201 Channel Drive (~1 mile walk to the trailhead). 6-mile loop to Lake Ilsanjo with some initial elevation gain. Bring snacks and/or lunch. Leaders: Lorie and Mark Florence.

Meet in front of the Ferry Building main entrance on The Embarcadero street side. Map: https://goo.gl/maps/G6vMWf5NTUNyp7zP9. Flat, paved 6 miles along the Bay Trail to Crane Cove Park with return via Mission Creek. Bring a lunch or buy at the Ferry Building for an optional group picnic afterwards. Leader: Mike Miller.

Meet at the Lake Merritt Columns (aka Pergola). Map: https://goo.gl/maps/BGnUScnrNxxurkAb7. Flat, paved 3.5 miles around the lake. Bring a lunch or buy at the nearby Grand Lake Farmers Market for an optional group picnic afterwards on the lake. Leaders: Laurie Ferris and Guy Joaquin. (This is an ongoing event on the first Saturday of every…

Join chapter member Martin Peña as he Zooms directly from his Sonoma County kitchen and walks us through preparing this world famous signature Spanish dish. Break out your paella pan and cook along or sit back, relax and enjoy the demonstration with a glass of wine or your favorite drink! While cooking, we’ll take the…

Catch up with fellow pilgrims and keep our Camino spirit strong as well as share information, tips and resources. In our virtual meetups, it’s wonderful to “see” familiar and new faces and learn from each other. For this session, we’re excited to be joined by local pilgrim and author Meg Maloney. Thirty-five years after having…

Catch up with fellow pilgrims and keep our Camino spirit strong as well as share information, tips and resources. Though we still have a pause on in-person events (hang on for just a little longer!), we can stay connected virtually with our pilgrim community across the region. In our meetups, it’s wonderful to “see” familiar…

So, you’ve walked the Camino Francés. You’ve done the Meseta, squeezed into busy albergues, and scarfed down lots of “good value” pilgrim menus. But are you ready for something different? A 750-kilometer Camino of uninterrupted rural tranquility, verdant landscapes punctuated by rugged climbs, home-cooked communal meals night after night after night, gites with few bunk…

Catch up with fellow pilgrims and keep our Camino spirit strong as well as share information, tips and resources. Though we still have a pause on in-person events, we can stay connected virtually with our pilgrim community across the region. In our meetups, it’s wonderful to “see” familiar and new faces and learn from each…

There are many Caminos and many ways to walk them. In this presentation, three experienced pilgrims talk about one Camino, the Camino Inglés, and the different ways that they walked it. Emilio Escudero explains how he walked first from A Coruña and then from Ferrol following the traditional approach of carrying his own backpack and…

Our shared hope is that the Camino de Santiago will soon be open and safe to walk. If you are preparing for your Camino later this year, these next few months of shut-down due to the Covid-19 pandemic may be the perfect time to learn and practice your Spanish. If you know very little Spanish…