The Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District
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Includes good maps in PDF format.
Santa Clara County Parks
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Includes PDF maps of every park in the county.
East Bay Regional Park and Cow District
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Some maps
Virtual Parks
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Impressive QuickTime VRs of parks in the Bay Area and other subjects
Portola - the San Francisco Peninsula Trail Guide
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A hiking guide to the Peninsula. Good maps.
The Yolo Hiker Page
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A site on hiking and conservation in and near Yolo County. Includes topographic maps.
Marin Trails
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An overview of hiking and the outdoors in Marin County
San Francisco Bay Area Hiker
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A rich site by a woman who has day-hiked all over the Bay Area
The Trail Center
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A peninsula trail advocacy organization. They do good things.
The Greenbelt Alliance
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An organization devoted to protecting the Bay Area's open space.
Peninsula Open Space Trust
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Another land conservancy organization - this one focused on the Peninsula.
Sempervirens Fund
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The Sempervirens Fund is responsible for much of the acquisition of the protected Redwood forests of the Santa Cruz Mountains.
Bay Area Ridge Trail Council
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The Ridge Trail Council is building a 400-mile ridgeline trail that will encircle the bay and connect existing parks and preserves to form a continuous greenbelt.
Loma Prieta Chapter of the Sierra Club
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The Sierra Club chapter of the Peninsula and South Bay.
San Francisco Bay Chapter, Sierra Club
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The Sierra Club chapter of San Francisco, the North Bay and East Bay.
The Pacific Trail Society
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An informal local club that gets together for easy to moderate day-hikes.
The Day Hiking Section of the Loma Prieta Chapter
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Local Sierra Club members who gather for day-hikes
The Santa Cruz Mountains Trail Association
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An organization that conducts hikes as well as builds and maintains trails in the Santa Cruz Mountains.
Ventana Wilderness Alliance
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A volunteer organization devoted to the 200,000+ acre Ventana and Silver Peak Wilderness areas south of Carmel.
Henry W. Coe State Park
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A very good site about 80,000 acre Coe Park east of Morgan Hill. A great backpacking destination.
Friends of Edgewood Natural Preserve
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Devoted to protecting and maintaining this San Mateo county park.
Mount Diablo Interpretive Association
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Volunteers who help maintain and interpret this popular state park for the public.
