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Recreation
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Bay Area Hiker 
 This comprehensive San Francisco Bay Area hiking guide has a page for each hike with information on how to get to the start point, parking, location of amenities, degree of difficulty, photos of landscape and details, and recommended maps. There are suggestions about hiking with dogs and children, hiking preparation, and volunteering. It lists easy hikes and wheelchair accessible trails. See Rants & Raves for bicycle-, horse-, or dog-free trails. Links includes recommended reading as well as Web sites. Indexed by park/preserve and by trail. Searchable. http://www.bahiker.com/ Topics: California: Jobs and Work, California: Recreation, California: Society & Social Issues, Discover New Trails at LII, San Francisco Bay Area: Oakland, San Jose, more ..., Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment, Travel Last updated May 16, 2003 Bay Area Ridge Trail
Provides information about the "400-mile multiple-use trail connecting parks and preserved open spaces along the ridgelines surrounding California's San Francisco Bay." Includes a trail system map with completed and planned trail segments. Browse trail segment descriptions by choosing a county, then a mode of transportation and direction. Route descriptions include trail management and rules, distance, and elevation profile. From the Bay Area Ridge Trail Council. http://ridgetrail.org/trail/ Topics: California: Recreation, Discover New Trails at LII, San Francisco Bay Area: Oakland, San Jose, more ... Last updated May 3, 2004 Berkeley Art Museum/Pacific Film Archive, University of California, Berkeley: Art Exhibitions
Nearly 400 essays "on selected art exhibitions from 1995 to the present, plus a complete history of over 200 MATRIX [Program for Contemporary Art] exhibitions, covering more than 25 years." Browse by year or search by keyword, exhibition title, or artist. http://www.bampfa.berkeley.edu/search/art Topics: California: Arts and Humanities, California: Recreation, Museums, San Francisco Bay Area: Oakland, San Jose, more ..., Schools of Art Last updated Apr 4, 2007 Bookstores in the San Francisco Bay Area
Covers three major areas: San Francisco and north; Berkeley, Oakland, and East Bay; and Peninsula and south. A no-frills site with locations; phone numbers; URLs, when available; and brief descriptions of the stores and their specialties. http://www.geocities.com/Athens/4824/na-bay.htm Topics: California: Literature & Books, San Francisco Bay Area: Oakland, San Jose, more ... Last updated Mar 27, 2004 Cal Performances
This organization at the University of California, Berkeley "presents and produces outstanding artists from the Bay Area, the United States, and around the world in performances and community programs which promote excellence, innovation, diversity, education, and community involvement...." Contains a calendar of events, maps, and information about performance sites. http://www.calperfs.berkeley.edu/ Topics: San Francisco Bay Area: Oakland, San Jose, more ... Last updated Jul 19, 2002 Cal Sailing Club
This group teaches sailing and windsurfing, and provides schedules of events in the San Francisco Bay Area. The club is located in Berkeley, California, but their site's online Library has a number of documents covering topics of wider interest such as basic sailing terminology, windsurfing basics, and beginning and advanced sailing techniques. http://www.cal-sailing.org/ Topics: California: Sports, San Francisco Bay Area: Oakland, San Jose, more ..., Sports Last updated Feb 28, 2003 California Shakespeare Festival
Information about productions, tickets, and educational programs of this theater group, known affectionaly as "Cal Shakes." Performance venue is the Bruns Amphitheater in the hills between Berkeley and Orinda, California. http://www.calshakes.org/ Topics: California: Arts and Humanities, San Francisco Bay Area: Oakland, San Jose, more ... Last updated Aug 26, 2002 Chinese New Year Festival & Parade
This official site for the San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade, held in February, also features events outside the area such as street and flower market fairs and the Miss Chinatown USA Pageant. Includes a brief history of the parade, which "is the largest celebration of its kind in the world," facts about Chinese New Year traditions and associated horoscope characters, a parade map, details for participants, crafts for children, and more. http://www.chineseparade.com Topics: California: History, California: History by Place, California: Recreation, Holidays and Observances Individually, San Francisco Bay Area: Oakland, San Jose, more ... Last updated Jan 25, 2006 Dolphin Club
The website for this swimming and boating club established in 1877 in San Francisco features a timeline and historical and modern photos, and material about events such as the annual "Escape From Alcatraz" triathlon, long-distance swims, and rowing on the San Francisco Bay. http://www.dolphinclub.org Topics: San Francisco Bay Area: Oakland, San Jose, more ... Last updated May 23, 2006 Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge
This refuge, located in south San Francisco Bay, hosts over 280 species of migratory birds each year. The site includes an events calendar, and information about environmental education programs, recreational activities (such as hiking, fishing, boating), and volunteer opportunities at the refuge. Features an overview of refuge habitats such as mudflats, salt marshes, salt ponds, and vernal pools. From the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. http://www.fws.gov/desfbay/ Topics: Animals, California: Animals, California: Environment & Energy, California: Jobs and Work, San Francisco Bay Area: Oakland, San Jose, more ... Last updated Oct 19, 2005 East Bay Regional Parks Online
This site provides trail maps, reservation information, directions, special event lists, and volunteer opportunities for all parks within the East Bay Regional Park District. http://www.ebparks.org/ Topics: California: Jobs and Work, California: Recreation, California: Society & Social Issues, Discover New Trails at LII, San Francisco Bay Area: Oakland, San Jose, more ... Last updated Feb 9, 2000 Frameline
Frameline is an organization that promotes "lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer visibility through media arts." They are the producers of the annual International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival. Their site has a browsable index of over 200 queer-themed films that are available for rental or sale, which can be helpful in finding more obscure gay-themed films by independent artists. http://www.frameline.org/ Topics: California: Arts and Humanities, California: Media, California: People, California: Recreation, California: Society & Social Issues, Film, Movies, & Video, Film: Genres & Themes, Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, & Transgendered People, Recreation, San Francisco Bay Area: Oakland, San Jose, more ..., Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Dec 22, 2008 Golden Gate Audubon Society
"The mission of the National Audubon Society is to conserve and restore natural ecosystems, focusing on birds and other wildlife for the benefit of humanity and the earth's biological diversity." This directory to the resources of the San Francisco Bay Area chapter of the organization includes a schedule of birding classes and field trips in Northern California, bird sighting reports, program information, and downloadable copies of the society's newsletter. Searchable. http://www.goldengateaudubon.org/ Topics: Animals, Biology, Birds, California: Animals, California: Environment & Energy, California: Recreation, Education, Environment, Hobbies, Outdoor Recreation, San Francisco Bay Area: Oakland, San Jose, more ..., Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Mar 29, 2005 Golden Gate Mysteries: A Bibliography of Crime Fiction Set in the San Francisco Bay Area
"This bibliography contains nearly 1,500 titles of mystery, detective, and crime fiction with the action, or significant parts of the action, set in San Francisco and the Bay Area." Summaries of books are provided for selected entries. Also includes an essay about mysteries set during the 1906 earthquake and a geographic index. Browsable by author. Compiled and maintained by Randal Brandt of the Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley. http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/sfmystery/ Topics: Crime, Literature & Books, Literature: Fiction, Mysteries and More, Nonfiction by Genre, San Francisco Bay Area: Oakland, San Jose, more ... Last updated Nov 15, 2007 Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy
Website for this nonprofit organization that supports and assists the Golden Gate National Parks in the San Francisco Bay Area in "research, interpretation, and conservation programs." Features an interactive map providing background about the many parks (such as Muir Wood and Stinson Beach in Marin, and Fort Point and Alcatraz in San Francisco), details about programs and volunteer opportunities, a calendar of events, and related material. http://www.parksconservancy.org/ Topics: California: Recreation, National Parks & Forests, San Francisco Bay Area: Oakland, San Jose, more ... Last updated Dec 20, 2007 Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA)
Visitor information and background material for the GGNRA with links to some of its components including The Presidio of San Francisco, Fort Point National Historic Site, Muir Woods National Monument, and Alcatraz Island. http://www.nps.gov/goga/ Topics: California: Recreation, Parks, San Francisco Bay Area: Oakland, San Jose, more ... Last updated Aug 26, 2003 'Greenest' Museum to Open in San Francisco
Feature on the "building heralded as the greenest museum in the world ... [which opened in late September 2008] in San Francisco. The California Academy of Sciences features a living green roof with native plants, insulation made from recycled blue jeans and a large canopy of solar energy panels." View an interactive graphic of the museum's sustainable features, and a photo gallery of the building. From National Public Radio (NPR). http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=95005398&ps=bb2 Topics: Architecture, Architecture by Place, California: Science, San Francisco Bay Area: Oakland, San Jose, more ... Last updated Sep 29, 2008 Indigenous Peoples' Day & the Pow-wow Highway: A History of the New Holiday & the Pow-wow Tradition
"Every year on the Saturday closest to the traditional date of the arrival of Columbus ... [the Indigenous Peoples' Day Committee] holds a pow-wow and Indian market, to celebrate the survival and revitalization of Indigenous cultures, and to commemorate Native resistance to the forces still threatening to destroy them." The site describes the annual event held in Berkeley, California. http://www.red-coral.net/Pow.html#Art Topics: California: Recreation, Holidays and Observances Individually, San Francisco Bay Area: Oakland, San Jose, more ... Last updated Sep 17, 2003 InsideBayArea.com: Raiders
Scores, news, and other features for this National Football League (NFL) team based in Oakland, California. Features schedules, stats, NFL news, photo galleries, audio clips of post-game coverage, a Raiders and NFL Q&A column, blogs, links to Raider fans websites, and related material. From the website for the Oakland Tribune and other newspapers owned by ANG Newspapers. http://www.insidebayarea.com/raiders Topics: California: Sports, San Francisco Bay Area: Oakland, San Jose, more ..., Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Nov 15, 2006 The Judah L. Magnes Museum
This Berkeley, California, Jewish museum's website includes information on exhibits and events; educational, docent, and outreach programs; and information on entering poetry, photography, and video competitions concerning the Jewish experience. Includes sound files of the shofar, "one of the earliest musical instruments known to humanity." http://www.judahmagnesmuseum.org/ Topics: California: Recreation, Judaism, San Francisco Bay Area: Oakland, San Jose, more ... Last updated Dec 28, 2005 KALX: 90.7 Berkeley
Site of the "community and student radio station, licensed to the University of California at Berkeley," broadcasting to the San Francisco Bay Area. Contains live broadcast audio, a descriptive program schedule, a FAQ, a brief history of the station, opportunities for volunteers, and quotes about KALX in the press. Also features monthly and weekly lists of the most frequently played new music (mostly dating back to 1995) and DJ "best-of" lists. http://kalx.berkeley.edu/ Topics: California: Education, California: Jobs and Work, California: Media, California: Recreation, California: Society & Social Issues, College and University Education, San Francisco Bay Area: Oakland, San Jose, more ... Last updated Aug 10, 2003 KQED: Public Broadcasting for Northern California
Web site for KQED Public Television (channel 9), KQED Digital Television (channel 30), and KQED Public Radio FM 88.5 and 89.3, serving viewers in San Francisco and northern California. Listen to live radio broadcasts, check TV and radio listings, or browse programs by program title or topic. Searchable. http://www.kqed.org/ Topics: California: Media, California: Recreation, Media, Recreation, San Francisco Bay Area: Oakland, San Jose, more ..., Television Last updated Jun 13, 2004 Marin County Open Space District
Website for pubic open spaces in Marin County, California. Features an interactive map, photo gallery, description of areas (such as Roy's Redwoods, where a cutting was taken in 2007 from a 1,000-year-old redwood tree for potential cloning), and illustrated field guides to birds, butterflies, mammals, and reptiles and amphibians. Also includes administrative material about the district (such as board meeting minutes and videos), fire safety information, and related material. http://www.co.marin.ca.us/depts/PK/Main/mcosd/home.asp Topics: California: Recreation, San Francisco Bay Area: Oakland, San Jose, more ... Last updated Nov 14, 2007 The Mavericks Surf Contest
Official site for this California surfing competition held "on just 24 hours' notice -- between January 1, and March 31 ... [when] 24 of the world's greatest big-wave surfers will descend upon the frigid waters of Half Moon Bay for the chance to ride 'the most dangerous waves in the world.'" Features include the Mavericks' history, the science behind the big waves, photos and videos, contestant biographies, and instructions for receiving event alerts. http://mavericks.bolt.com Topics: California: Sports, San Francisco Bay Area: Oakland, San Jose, more ..., Sports Last updated Dec 23, 2006 Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District
This district (independent from county parks and recreation departments) manages the greenbelt of open space land in San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz counties. This site includes maps and descriptions of the preserves and trails in the greenbelt, an open space preserve finder, a FAQ, a calendar of hikes and other nature discovery activities, information about volunteer opportunities, planning documents related to greenbelt management, and board meeting minutes and agendas. http://www.openspace.org/ Topics: California: Recreation, San Francisco Bay Area: Oakland, San Jose, more ... Last updated Apr 6, 2005 Monopoly in the Park
Information about "Monopoly in the Park, the world's biggest version of the most popular board game ever," located in downtown San Jose, California. Site includes game rules, video clips of the attraction, fun facts about the game, and details about sponsorship (local companies have a chance to "lease" Boardwalk, Park Place, and other spots on the board). http://monopolyinthepark.com/ Topics: San Francisco Bay Area: Oakland, San Jose, more ... Last updated Jun 8, 2005 The Oakland Museum of California
"The only museum devoted to the Art, History, and Natural Sciences of California." The site presents permanent, past (Exhibition Archive), and current exhibits. Some have accompanying virtual exhibits (each with links, educational resources, and activities) and/or slide shows. There is a calendar of exhibits and events, a schedule of child-friendly Family Explorations, and other museum information. Searchable. http://www.museumca.org/ Topics: California: Recreation, San Francisco Bay Area: Oakland, San Jose, more ... Last updated Apr 12, 2002 Oakland Raiders
Official site, with team history, retired numbers, player profiles, schedules, statistics, news. http://www.raiders.com/ Topics: California: Sports, San Francisco Bay Area: Oakland, San Jose, more ..., Sports, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Mar 29, 2007 Oakland's Golden State Warriors
Official site. http://www.nba.com/warriors/ Topics: California: Sports, San Francisco Bay Area: Oakland, San Jose, more ..., Sports, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Feb 9, 2003 The Official Site of the Oakland Athletics
The site of this Major League Baseball team from Oakland, California, contains a schedule of games, statistics, a player roster, team news, and more. http://oakland.athletics.mlb.com/ Topics: Baseball, California: Sports, San Francisco Bay Area: Oakland, San Jose, more ..., Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Feb 1, 2007 PEERS: Period Events & Entertainments Re-Creation Society
This San Francisco Bay Area organization is "dedicated to remembering, researching, and re-creating the performing arts of the past." The Web site has a calendar of upcoming balls that recreate historic times, selected costume and etiquette advice columns, and book and film reviews from their print newsletter. There is also an abundance of links to costuming resources, literature, music, "living history and participatory theater" venues, and places to acquire historically correct supplies. http://www.peers.org/ Topics: California: Arts and Humanities, Dragons, Dreams, & Daring Deeds, History, Hobbies, Holidays & Observances, Performing Arts, San Francisco Bay Area: Oakland, San Jose, more ... Last updated Jun 20, 2002 PRBO Conservation Science
Founded as the Point Reyes Bird Observatory, this organization is dedicated to "conserving birds, other wildlife and their ecosystems." Site includes an overview of the organization's research and environmental education programs; an online journal and newsletter; facts sheets on enhancing native bird habitats (for backyards, land, orchards, and horse ranches); schedule of birding trips; and map and directions to PRBO's Palomarin Field Station, where the public can observe bird-banding demonstrations. http://www.prbo.org/cms/index.php Topics: Animals, Birds, California: Animals, California: Environment & Energy, California: Recreation, Education, Environment, Hobbies, Outdoor Recreation, San Francisco Bay Area: Oakland, San Jose, more ..., Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Apr 11, 2005 San Francisco Bay Area Lindy List
A schedule listing swing dancing classes, workshops, and events in the San Francisco Bay Area for adults and teens. http://www.lindylist.com/ Topics: California: Arts and Humanities, San Francisco Bay Area: Oakland, San Jose, more ... Last updated Dec 22, 2003 San Francisco Bay Area Restaurants (Citysearch)
Thousands of restaurants in Bay Area are listed by neighborhood, cuisine, and "other"--shortcut searches for business dining, late-night dining, ocean view, and more. Searchable. http://sanfrancisco.citysearch.com/search?topic_id=1271&cslink=cs_restaurants_browse_1271 Topics: California: Food & Cooking, California: Travel, Food & Cooking, San Francisco Bay Area: Oakland, San Jose, more ..., Travel Last updated Jun 10, 2003 San Francisco Bay Trail
The Bay Trail is a proposed 500-mile network of multi-use pathways that one day will circle the San Francisco Bay and San Pablo Bay, passing through all nine Bay Area counties, linking 47 of its 98 cities, and crossing the major toll bridges. This site includes detailed maps of finished and proposed trails and virtual tours of several of the sections, as well as links to the newsletter Bay Trail Rider dating back to 1998. http://www.abag.ca.gov/bayarea/baytrail/baytrail.html Topics: California: Recreation, Discover New Trails at LII, Outdoor Recreation, San Francisco Bay Area: Oakland, San Jose, more ..., Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment, Travel Last updated Mar 22, 2006 The San Francisco Blues Festival
Site of the annual San Francisco blues music festival, founded in 1973 "to educate the public about the history and evolution of the blues in the San Francisco-Richmond-Oakland area in the 1940s and '50s." Includes a list of performers from previous festivals, photographs, a profile of Festival producer Tom Mazzolini, a directory of San Francisco Bay Area blues clubs, and related links. http://www.sfblues.com/ Topics: California: Arts and Humanities, California: Photograph Collections, California: Recreation, Musical Genres, San Francisco Bay Area: Oakland, San Jose, more ... Last updated May 16, 2005 San Francisco Jewish Film Festival
Guides, sources, credits, schedules, theaters, more. http://www.sfjff.org/ Topics: California: Arts and Humanities, California: Media, California: Recreation, Film, Movies, & Video, Recreation, San Francisco Bay Area: Oakland, San Jose, more ..., Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Aug 17, 2002 San Jose Giants
San Jose's team is the California League (A) affiliate of the San Francisco Giants. Game schedule, team history. http://www.sjgiants.com/ Topics: Baseball, California: Sports, San Francisco Bay Area: Oakland, San Jose, more ..., Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Feb 9, 2003 San Jose SaberCats
News, schedules, player profiles, and more about the San Jose, California, Arena Football League team, the winners of ArenaBowl XVI (2002). http://www.sanjosesabercats.com/ Topics: California: Sports, San Francisco Bay Area: Oakland, San Jose, more ..., Sports, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Feb 11, 2003 Sequoia Audubon | |||