A pleasant walk in a rather secluded park next to San Francisco Bay.

Location: Ravenswood Open Space Preserve

» Official Trail Map: Good quality map showing various trails. Bay Trail connects Ravenswood to Baylands Nature Preserve (not shown on trail map)

Follow paved trail shown on map for 0.1 miles, cross a bridge, then follow Bay Trail for 1.2 miles to reach a lookout point. Return by same route.

Location: 2136 Bay Road, East Palo Alto, CA 94303 . Parking area is visible in Google Maps if you zoom in sufficiently.

Directions: From Hwy 101, take University Ave exit, go north along University Ave for 0.7 miles, turn right on Bay Road. In 0.9 miles, there is a parking lot for Ravenswood Open Space Preserve.

Google Maps:

Parking Fees: None (last visited: May 2011)

Capacity: About ten cars.

Latitude: 37.475744     Longitude: -122.124109