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San Francisco Bay Trail - Coast Casey Forebay

California  >  United States

Section of Bay Trail along nice wetlands and great panoramas. Huge number of birds.

Added* by MarioC
Most recent update 17 huhtikuu 2023

Description

The San Francisco Bay Trail is a bicycle and pedestrian trail around the shoreline of San Francisco Bay. The trail is intended to provide recreation for hikers and bicyclists, viewpoints for wildlife, space for environmental education, and corridors for bicycle transportation as well as access to historic, natural and cultural sites, including over 130 parks. This section of the San Francisco Bay Trail is perfect for birdwatching and for observing birds such as American White Pelican, Northern Shoveler, Cinnamon Teal, Northern Pintail, Bufflehead, Common Goldeneye, Western Grebe, Clark's Grebe, Marbled Godwit, American Avocet, Little Stint, Long-billed Dowitcher, Short-billed Dowitcher, Greater Yellowlegs, Willet and many other birds.

Details

Access

The Coast Casey Forebay area is located in the southern part of the San Francisco Bay, east of Palo Alto. There is ample of parking space at the entrance of the trail. Click on the P in the map for directions or coordinates. You can explore the area on foot from the parking lot. The walking route indicated on the map is 3,5 km one way.

Terrain and Habitat

Wetland

Conditions

Flat

Circular trail

No

Is a telescope useful?

Can be useful

Good birding season

All year round

Best time to visit

Spring migration , Autumn migration

Route

Wide path

Difficulty walking trail

Easy

Accessible by

Foot , Bicycle

Birdwatching hide / platform

No

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