Museums
Chabot Space and Science Center
Under $25A nonprofit science center in the Oakland hills with a planetarium, historic telescopes, and the NASA Ames Visitor Center.
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Sports & Outdoors
Dr. Aurelia Reinhardt Redwood Regional Park
A 1,833-acre East Bay hillside park with a forest of tall coast redwoods, trails for hiking and riding, and a past as a logging area.
7867 Redwood Road Oakland, CA 94619 · Oakland, CA
About Dr. Aurelia Reinhardt Redwood Regional Park
This park sits in the hills east of Oakland, reached by Redwood Road, and holds a large remaining stand of coast redwoods in the East Bay. Its groves, along with evergreens, chaparral, and grasslands, cover about 1,833 acres. The area was heavily logged in the mid-1800s to supply Bay Area construction, but the redwoods that replaced the cut trees now form a tall, quiet forest. Visitors can hike, jog, or ride horses on nearly 40 miles of trails, and some of the East Bay Skyline National Trail and Bay Area Ridge Trail runs through it. Wildlife includes golden eagles, deer, and rainbow trout in Redwood Creek, though fishing is not permitted. Picnic sites and group camping areas can be reserved, and cell service is very limited inside the park.
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