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Calendar of Activities

Enjoy the many free Outdoor Activities on Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District preserves. All activities are led by trained volunteer docents and are free of charge. Some activities require reservations. Please refer to the Reservation Information page for full details.

Please Note the Following Changes to the Reservation Process:


In response to an increase of participant no-shows, and in an effort to improve attendance rates, the reservation process has been changed. Reservations for a given activity will now only be accepted within the two-week time period prior to the activity date. The maximum number of people allowed for a group reservation is four (4) people. The online reservation forms will be activated in the individual listings two weeks prior to the date of the activity.

  • If your plans have changed after you have made a reservation and you are no longer able to attend, please let us know so that we can release your reservation to someone else.

  • For all activities, heavy rain at the activity location will cancel that activity. In the event of light rain or the threat of rain, the docent will make the decision at the designated meeting time and location.

  • Please note that emails and voicemails regarding activities are not monitored after hours or over the weekends, but will be processed the next business day.

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September

Activity

Start Time

Preserve

Rating
09/01/2008 A Walk with Gaspar de Portola 9:30  am Pulgas Ridge Moderate Hike
09/02/2008 First Tuesday Happy Hour Hike 5:00  pm Rancho San Antonio Moderate Hike
09/04/2008 Early Bird Commuters 6:30  am Ravenswood Easy Hike
09/05/2008 TGIF Hike 6:00  pm Edgewood County Park Moderate Hike
09/06/2008 Los Trancos Loops 11:00  am Los Trancos Moderate Hike
09/06/2008 Cool at the Bottom 11:00  am Monte Bello Moderate Hike
09/07/2008 Reservation Required Mindego Meander 10:00  am Russian Ridge Moderate Hike
09/07/2008 Earthquake Walk 2:00  pm Los Trancos Easy Hike
09/12/2008 Casual Friday Hike 7:00  am Fremont Older Moderate Hike
09/17/2008 Explorer Hike 10:30  am Long Ridge Moderate Hike
09/18/2008 Early Bird Commuters 6:30  am Ravenswood Easy Hike
09/18/2008 Autumn Begins – Time to Explore 10:00  am Picchetti Ranch Moderate Hike
09/19/2008 Tracing Los Trancos Creek 10:00  am Los Trancos Strenuous Hike
09/19/2008 Reservation Required A Night Hike for Newbies 5:30  pm Skyline Ridge Moderate Hike
09/20/2008 Redwood Appreciation Hike 10:00  am Purisima Creek Redwoods Strenuous Hike
09/20/2008 A Short Family Jaunt 11:00  am Russian Ridge Moderate Hike
09/21/2008 Discovering Monte Bello 9:30  am Monte Bello Moderate Hike
09/21/2008 Fall Equinox 10:00  am Thornewood Moderate Hike
09/21/2008 Reservation Required An Autumnal Equinox Evening 6:15  pm Windy Hill Moderate Hike
09/24/2008 Star Party 9:00  pm Monte Bello Easy Hike
09/25/2008 Poetry and the Mighty Oaks 2:30  pm Pulgas Ridge Moderate Hike
09/27/2008 Life on the Edge 9:30  am Skyline Ridge Easy Hike
09/27/2008 Reservation Required Mindego Meander 10:00  am Russian Ridge Moderate Hike
09/28/2008 Los Trancos Tranquility 9:00  am Los Trancos Moderate Hike
09/28/2008 Arachne the Weaver 1:00  pm Skyline Ridge Moderate Hike
09/28/2008 Reservation Required Views and Hues 5:00  pm Skyline Ridge Moderate Hike

October

Activity

Start Time

Preserve

Rating
10/01/2008 Explorer Hike 10:30  am Los Trancos Moderate Hike
10/03/2008 TGIF Hike 6:00  pm Pulgas Ridge Moderate Hike
10/04/2008 Reservation Required Waterwheel Downhill IV 10:00  am Monte Bello
10/04/2008 Reservation Required El Sereno Exploration 8:00  am El Sereno Moderate Hike
10/04/2008 Reservation Required Redwood Forest and Chaparral 9:00  am Purisima Creek Redwoods Strenuous Hike
10/04/2008 In the Footsteps of Pioneers 10:00  am Monte Bello Moderate Hike
10/05/2008 Fall at Skyline Ridge 10:00  am Skyline Ridge Moderate Hike
10/05/2008 Earthquake Walk 2:00  pm Los Trancos Easy Hike
10/07/2008 First Tuesday Happy Hour 5:00  pm Rancho San Antonio Moderate Hike
10/08/2008 Scenic Aerobic Hike 10:00  am Skyline Ridge Moderate Hike
10/11/2008 Reservation Required Mindego Meander 10:00  am Russian Ridge Moderate Hike
10/11/2008 What's Killing the Mighty Oaks? 11:00  am Los Trancos Moderate Hike
10/11/2008 A Short Family Jaunt II 11:00  am Skyline Ridge Moderate Hike
10/11/2008 Reservation Required Autumn Twilight 4:00  pm Monte Bello Moderate Hike
10/12/2008 Predators and Prey 9:00  am Monte Bello Moderate Hike
10/12/2008 Fall Edibles 10:00  am Skyline Ridge Moderate Hike
10/12/2008 Sunset Hike 4:00  pm Russian Ridge Moderate Hike
10/15/2008 Redwood Appreciation Hike 10:00  am Purisima Creek Redwoods Strenuous Hike
10/15/2008 Explorer Hike 10:30  am El Sereno Moderate Hike
10/16/2008 Autumn Stroll and Views