Ridge Hikers - Bay Area Ridge Trail
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MORE ABOUT HIKING in the greater San Francisco Bay Area

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OFFICIAL SITE
Bay Area Ridge Trail: it looks pretty, but is not complete; it’s actually harder to use than the old site (sigh)

OTHER GOOD SITES
Bay Area Hiker: If you are looking for other places to hike beyond the Bay Area Ridge Trail, this is an excellent source, with directions, trail guides, photos and commentary.

In order of hiking:
MARIN COUNTY
General info:
 Marin County Open Space

SONOMA COUNTY
Hood Mountain Regional Park (Hike #12):
 Sonoma County Parks
 360 Geographics
: best map of Hood Mtn & Sugarloaf parks; order online
Sugarloaf Ridge State Park (Hike #13):
 Sonoma Parks & Rec
 California State Parks

NAPA COUNTY
 Skyline Wilderness Park (Hike #14)

SOLANO COUNTY
 Rockville Hills Community Park (Hike #15)

FLOWERS
 BAHiker.com flowers: commonly found wildflowers; easy to navigate, but not exhaustive
 Wildflowers at Henry Coe SP: organized by color; lovely photographs. Maybe in 20 years we’ll have pictures as good as these!
 Plants Database: US government site
 CalFlora: HUGE site; lots of photos, but you really need to know what you’re looking for

BUTTERFLIES
 Butterflies of North America (by USGS Northern Prairie Research Center): shows distribution of each type
 California Butterflies & Native Plants: good pictures and commentary

REPTILES & AMPHIBIANS
 California Herps

 


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updated 29-Jan-2009