wife, Gretchen, for supporting my lifelong passion for the Northern California wilderness and perpetual dedication to this book. Thank you, Gretchen—I love you. And to my two young boys, Kieran and Rohan—someday soon we’ll all hike the trails of Northern California together!
Hike on.
—Matt Heid
Bedford, Massachusetts
March 2015
Contents
Safety, Gear, and the Wilderness Ethic
The Central Coast, Bay Area, and Coast Ranges
Silver Peak Wilderness
Ventana Wilderness
Ventana Wilderness
Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park
Andrew Molera State Park
Ventana Wilderness
Pinnacles National Park
Fremont Peak State Park
Henry W. Coe State Park
Henry W. Coe State Park
Sunol Regional Wilderness
Coyote Hills Regional Park
Morgan Territory Regional Preserve
Mount Diablo State Park
Mount Diablo State Park
Cosumnes River Preserve
Tilden Regional Park
Butano State Park
Castle Rock State Park
Big Basin Redwoods State Park
Purisima Creek Redwoods Open Space Preserve
San Mateo County Parks
San Pedro Valley County Park
Golden Gate National Recreation Area
San Bruno Mountain State and County Park
26 San Francisco’s Pacific Shore
Golden
