Art
Mariner Park, Redwood City
Located in Redwood Shores, Mariner Park is host to several sculptural art-park benches that serve as inspiring resting spots along the trail.
Birding
Bair Island, Redwood City
Grab your binoculars and explore a shorebird paradise at the restored wetlands of Inner Bair Island, part of the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay Wildlife Refuge. The Bay Trail leads to raised observation platforms with views out over 1,400 acres of new vegetated marsh.
Bicycling
Coyote Point to Redwood Shores (Peninsula)
Ride 17 miles one direction through three cities along a continuous, mostly paved Bay Trail including towering Eucalyptus and an elegant bicycle/pedestrian bridge to restored wetlands teeming with shorebirds.
Walking
Bedwell Bayfront Park (South Bay)
Stroll along this paved, 2-mile trail that loops around a former landfill-turned park. From the park’s top knoll, a 360-degree view of the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge tempts willing hikers.