Plus appréciés Attractions à Redwood City

The Elizabeth Gamble Garden is a 2.5-acre (one hectare) property that includes a historic Victorian home, carriage house, tea house, a gazebo, and formal and demonstration gardens. The garden is home to fruit trees, a herb garden, several varieties of irises, perennials, roses, wisterias and a Mediterranean garden. If you come at just the right time of year, you may even see the garden at the peak of its cherry blossom season! Home gardening classes taught by master gardeners are offered throughout the year, and tours are available for groups of eight or more who call in advance; the property is also a popular site for weddings and wedding receptions. Admission is free to the public every day during daylight hours, though the office is only open during weekdays.

A fabulous mix of undulating savanna grassland and evergreen forests, Enid Pearson-Arastradero Preserve teems with wildlife and natural bounty. Hugging the Arastradero Lake, the grassy knolls and hills make way for forested areas and nature trails. Much favored among bikers and hikers, most of the trails in the park are open through the year. Mountain lions, bobcats and deer are found aplenty here, so are many species of birds that flock around its pristine water bodies.

The Baylands Nature Preserve is known for its birdwatching and is considered one of the best birdwatching areas on the West Coast, offering both tidal and fresh water habitats. This park boasts of a total of 1940 acres (785 hectares) of swampland, which is the largest tract of undisturbed swampland remaining in the Bay Area, and 15 miles (24 kilometers) of trails. Besides birdwatching, visitors can also enjoy canoeing, kayaking or windsurfing in the ponds and lakes. Educational signs have been put up in place to educate visitors about natural habitats. Kids will love Baylands too as it is home to the Palo Alto Duck Pond and the trails too vary in difficulty levels. This park is open daily from 8a till sunset.

Byxbee Park is a great place to spend a few hours away from the city. What was once a landfill is now an urban park filled with various modern concrete sculptures. It's also a great place to ride bikes along the trails, go birdwatching, or watch the windsurfers.

Redwood Regional Park is located in the hills of Oakland. It boasts the largest remaining natural strand of coastal redwood in the East Bay. Early mariners used to use these tall redwood trees to help them navigate the San Francisco Bay. Many locals enjoy hiking and biking around the available trails, which offer gorgeous scenery. In addition to the deer, rabbits and squirrels that roam the park, it is also home to rare wildlife species such as the golden eagle and the striped racer snake. The Roberts Regional Recreation Area, a park within the park, features a swimming pool and playgrounds. Throughout the park, you will find access to a well-maintained system of restrooms, water fountains and picnic tables. The Chabot Observatory and Science Center is one of the park's most prominent attractions.

À la fin des années 1800, le premier ingénieur d’État de Californie, William Hammond Hall, et son assistant, l'Écossais John McLaren, transformèrent plus de 405 hectares de dunes de sable en un magnifique refuge au centre de la ville, baptisé le parc Golden Gate du nom du détroit se trouvent à proximité. S'étirant sur plus de 50 pâtés de maisons, de la rue Stanyan jusqu'à l'océan Pacifique, ce parc verdoyant est parsemé de nombreux sentiers pour la promenade, le jogging, le cyclisme et l’équitation, en plus d’un parcours de golf, un jeu de quilles sur gazon, ses terrains de football et de baseball, et même un lac où vous pourrez louer un bateau à pagaies. Du Japanese Tea Garden au Conservatory of Flowers en passant par le California Academy of Sciences et le De Young Museum, le vaste parc Golden Gate de San Francisco englobe de magnifiques paysages et une scène culturelle intéressante. Vous y trouverez aussi plusieurs aires de jeux, un manège charmant, un aquarium, une réserve de bisons et un abri d’orchestre extérieur où des concerts en plein air sont organisés chaque été.