List of parks with the following feature: Hike


Año Nuevo State Park

Hours:

Guided Walk season (Dec. 15 to Mar. 31)
Guided elephant seal tours have been suspended. Go online to learn more.

Open Walk season (April-November)
8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily
Marine Education Center open weekends 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Admittance to the reserve for your self-guided walk requires a free permit that can be obtained at the entrance station or the Marine Education Center. Call the park for more information.

For all tours, layered clothing, closed-toed shoes, and rain/wind gear are strongly advised. Umbrellas and strollers are not permitted inside the dune area. Pets and drones are not allowed in the park.


Bean Hollow State Beach

Hours:

Day-Use Area 8 a.m. to Sunset


Big Basin Redwoods State Park

Hours:
  • Park Headquarters open hours: 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily
  • Day Use Hours: 6 a.m. to Sunset

Burleigh Murray State Park

Hours:

Day-Use Area 8 a.m. to Sunset


Butano State Park

Hours:

Day-Use Area Sunrise to Sunset


Castle Rock State Park

Hours:

Day-Use Area 6 a.m. to Sunset. Campers registered in backpack trail camps may remain in the park overnight.


Coast Dairies State Park

Hours:

Day-Use Area 8 a.m. to Sunset


Fall Creek State Park

Hours:

Day-Use Area Sunrise to Sunset


The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park

Hours:

Day-Use Area Sunrise to Sunset


Half Moon Bay State Beach

Hours:

Day-Use Area 8 a.m. to Sunset


Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park

Hours:

Day-Use Area 8 a.m. to Sunset


Lighthouse Field State Beach

Hours:

Day-Use Area 7 a.m. to Sunset


Montara State Beach

Hours:

Day-Use Area 8 a.m. to Sunset


Natural Bridges State Beach

Hours:

Day-Use Area 8 a.m. to Sunset


New Brighton State Beach

Hours:

Day-Use Area 8 a.m. to Sunset


Pebble State Beach

Hours:

Day-Use Area 8 a.m. to Sunset


Pescadero State Beach

Hours:

Day-Use Area 8 a.m. to Sunset


Pigeon Point Light Station State Historic Park

Hours:

Day-use Area: 8 a.m. to Sunset


Portola Redwoods State Park

Hours:

Day-Use Area 6 a.m. to Sunset


Rancho del Oso Unit

Hours:

Day-Use Area 8 a.m. to Sunset


Sunset State Beach

Hours:

Day-Use Area 8 a.m. to Sunset


Twin Lakes State Beach

Hours:

Day-Use Area Sunrise to Sunset


Wilder Ranch State Park

Hours:

Day-Use Area 8 a.m. to Sunset