Learn More About Bay Area Regions.
For ease of locating the nearest trails and parks, we have divided the San Francisco Bay Area into six geographical regions:
The Peninsula
Defined as the region directly west of the San Francisco Bay, extending from Palo Alto north to San Francisco. Includes the parks and open spaces near the cities of Palo Alto, Portola Valley, Redwood City, Half Moon Bay, San Mateo, Pacifica, and San Francisco. The South Bay Defined as the region directly south of the San Francisco Bay, extending from Cupertino and San Jose south to Morgan Hill, including the southern Santa Cruz Mountains. Includes the parks and open spaces near the cities of Cupertino, Saratoga, Boulder Creek, San Jose, South San Jose, Almaden, Gilroy, and Morgan Hill. Santa Cruz to Big Sur Defined as the region south of Santa Cruz, extending to the Big Sur Coast. Includes the parks and open spaces near the cities of Santa Cruz, Aptos, Monterey, and Big Sur. East Bay Defined as the region east of the San Francisco Bay, extending from Milpitas north to Fairfield. Includes the parks and open spaces near the cities of Milpitas, Fremont, Hayward, Livermore, Dublin, Berkeley, Richmond, Walnut Creek, Concord, and Antioch. North Bay and Marin Defined as the region north of the Golden Gate Bridge extending to Tomales Bay. Includes the parks and open spaces near the cities of Saucilito, Mill Valley, San Rafael, and Point Reyes Station. Wine Country Defined as the wine growing region from Napa north to Calistoga. Includes the parks and open spaces near the cities of Napa, St. Helena, Calistoga, Sonoma, and Santa Rosa. |
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