Recommended hiking areas in the Bay area
Enjoy this compilation of recommendations made by members who attended the social pop-up dedicated to Bay area hikes. Want to add a recommendation? Scroll down to our submission form.
| Name | Dog friendly | Comments |
| Los Gatos to Lexington | Yes | |
| Los Gatos Creek Trail | Yes | |
| Almaden Quicksilver | Yes | No shade |
| Parke Ranch/Prospect | Yes | |
| John NIkolaus Trail | Yes | Wide and shady |
| Alviso Trail | No | |
| Villa Montalvo | Yes | Shady |
| Almanden Quicksilver (Mocking Bird entrance) | Yes | Lot of shade but too hot for Shadow, Sandra’s dog |
| Shady Oaks Park (to Hellyer Pk) | Yes | Mostly flat |
| Stevens Creek Trail (Mt. Eden entrance) | Yes | Mostly shady |
| Stevens Creek Trail (from Yuba Dr and thru Hetch Hetchy Trail | Yes | Off leash dog place at Shisman |
| Arastradero Preserve | Yes | Not a lot of shade |
| Guadalupe near Azul | Yes | Hot |
| Lake Almaden | Yes | |
| Harvey Bear Ranch (Fremont) | Yes | Cows, no shade |
| John S. Brooks Memorial Open Space Preserve (Belmont) | Yes | To Dog Lake—flat on one side, hilly on the other) |
| Fremont Older Preserve | Yes | Hilly (shady on one side/not the other |
| Los Alamitas Creek Trail (hard surface) | Yes | |
| Heintz Open Preserve (Los Gatos) | Yes | |
| Rosendin Park (Morgan Hill) | Yes | Pretty |
| Calero Dam Trail | Yes | |
| Sabercat Creek Trail (Fremont) | Yes | |
| Santa Theresa State Ranch | Yes | |
| Coyote Creek Trail | Yes | Flat |
| Guadalupe Creek Trail | Yes | |
| Mt Eden (Saratoga) | Yes | |
| Garin Park (Union City) | Yes | Cows, off-leash |
| San Antonio Co. Park | Yes | Some trails very shady. Others are sunny |
| Bernal Jayce Garin | Yes | |
| Eaton Park, San Carlos | Yes | |
| Stiles Ranch (off Fortini) Almaden | Yes | |
| Thornewood Preserve | Yes | Shady |
| Shannon Kennedy Loop (Los Gatos) | Yes | |
| Belgatos (Los Gatos) | Yes | |
| Steinberger Slough Trail Hike (10000 Twin Dolphins Dr., Redwood City) | Yes | No shade—lovely in the early morning |
| Serano Preserve | Yes | |
| Mendoza Ranch Trail | Yes | |
| Port of Redwood City | Yes | |
| Sierra Azul | ||
| Los Gatos to Vasona | Or, start at the opposite end | |
| Fort Funston | Yes | Off-leash |
| Chrissy Fields | Yes | On leash—one sides off leash/one on |
| Wilder Ranch, Santa Cruz | No | |
| Mission Peak (Fremont) | Yes | Cows |
| Henry Cowell State Park | ||
| Wunderlich Park | No | |
| Baylands Nature Preserve | Yes | Access from several points |
| Sanborn County Park | Yes | Shady, near House Family Winery |
| The Dish (Stanford) | No | No shade, hot |
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