Hikes

West Point Inn
Mt. Tam Loop Hike
Mount Tamalpais

Difficulty: Moderate

A wonderful loop hike on Mt. Tam with a stop at the historic West Point Inn for lemonade or a snack and a panoramic view.

Soaring red-tailed hawk
Hawk Hill Hike
Hawk Hill

Difficulty: Easy to Moderate

With stunning views of the Golden Gate Bridge and San Francisco beyond, Hawk Hill Trail brings visitors to the top of the Marin Headlands. During migration season, Hawk Hill lives up to its name with dozens, sometimes hundreds, of hawks spotted in a day. Wheelchair accessible.

Tennessee Valley trail
Tennessee Valley Loop Hike
Tennessee Valley

Tucked in the Marin Headlands, Tennessee Valley opens a clear plain to the ocean through the scrub and grasses.

Scenic view of Mori Point Loop Trail, park visitors walk amongst wildflowers on a sunny day.
Mori Point Peak Loop
Mori Point

Mori Point is a great place to enjoy a sunset, scan the waters for whale spouts, or simply enjoy the waves of the Pacific Coast washing up onto the shores.

Sunset from Marin Headlands
For Members: Marin Headlands Full Moon Hike
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Opt outside this Black Friday with NPS volunteer Steffen Bartschat for a full moon hike in the Marin Headlands!

Fort Funston
For Members: Fort Funston Exploration
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Join park historian John Martini to explore the remains of Fort Funston's fortifications, buried beneath the city's last large expanse of coastal dunes.

Presidio Visitor Center
For Members: Presidio Tunnel Tops Preview Nov 7
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Get an insider’s view of the Presidio Tunnel Tops project, which will create 14 acres of new parkland.

Presidio Visitor Center
For Members: Presidio Tunnel Tops Preview Oct 10
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Get an insider’s view of the Presidio Tunnel Tops project, which will create 14 acres of new parkland.

Ranger Rik Penn leads program at Sutro Baths
For Members: Sutro Baths and Civil Rights History Walk
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Ranger Rik will share a Victorian Era story with modern day civil rights overtones and explain how happenings at the Baths served as a precursor to the national Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Rodeo Beach
For Members: Fort Mason History Walk
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Explore Fort Mason’s shady walkways, Gold Rush cottages, and army barracks with park historian John Martini. Walk ends at the Off the Grid food truck event.

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