Beach Walks San Francisco

Sharp Park to Pacific Beach Ocean Hike - Pacifica

🌿 Bay Farm Island Shoreline & Lagoon Loop Walk 🌊

Funston Beach Coastal Trail Hike (~2.5mi, 300ft)

☀️ Easy beach hike with 2 moderate ascents: **~2.5mi with 300ft elevation gain**. We will walk ~1mi on the beach, so wear beach-worthy shoes and expect sandy paws! ⛱️ 🐾 It will likely be sunny and windy, so dress accordingly and bring an appropriate amount of water for you and your dog(s). Note that dogs are allowed off leash at the park, so you are welcome to take your dog off-leash or keep them on-leash during the walk. Dog lovers that are non-owners are WELCOMED. Just bring yourself, a guest or two, and your love for dogs. 📍 We will meet at the Fort Funston Parking Lot (Nike Missile Site SF-59L) off of Fort Funston Road (off Skyline) towards the Observation Deck. **WARNINGS and DISCLAIMERS** - All owners are solely responsible for their own dogs and must have full control of them. This includes, but not limited to controlling and preventing any adverse behaviors such as lunging, attacking, or biting other people or dogs. - If your dog is untrained or is highly reactive to other people or other dogs, do NOT attend this event.

Bay Area Girls Morning Walk @ Seal Point Park

Come join us for a casual morning walk at Seal Point Park! 🌿 This meetup is all about getting outside, getting some steps in, and meeting other Bay Area girls in a relaxed, no pressure setting. 🐾 **9:00 AM Optional Dog Park** Have a pup? Come a little early and meet us at the dog park at 9:00 AM for some playtime and socializing! This part is completely optional. ☕ **9:30 AM Group Walk** At 9:30 AM, we’ll meet at the **Seal Point Park parking lot by the dog park** to start our walk together. Bring your favorite morning beverage, come solo or bring a friend, and get ready to walk, chat, and meet some new girls! The pace will be casual and social, so all fitness levels are welcome. 💕

Ocean Beach Stroll

The latest SF 55+ San Francisco Walking Group event takes place on Sundays at 1:00 p.m. at Java Beach at the Zoo Cafe, 2650 Sloat Boulevard, San Francisco. The route is to walk 3 blocks down Sloat Blvd. to the Upper Great Highway recreation path, continue walking until Judah Street and then turn around and go back to Java Beach. The walk varies between 90 minutes and 2 hours. Java Beach has a bathroom and there is also a public bathroom at Judah Street at the foot of the path at the halfway mark of the walk. The host is Weeming Yee, known as "Wee." **Rain Policy:** Rain cancels the walk **Dog Policy:** dog-friendly walk **Intensity:** Easy & Flat Walk 50 ft of elevation change **Route**: Up Ocean Beach and back **Restrooms:** Beginning (Java Beach on Sloat), Public restrooms every 3 blocks along the Great Hwy. **Distance:** 4 miles **Walk Talk:** Conversational **Pre-Walk**: no activities before walk **Post-Walk**: no activities after walk **Parking**: Parking is easy. **Grace Period:** 5 minutes **Running Late:** We'll walk to the Upper Great Highway and head North on the side path. You can't miss us! **Organizer contact:** Weeming Yee (415) 823-3279 **'Please be responsible' statement:** Please be sure that your dog is well-behaved around other dogs and while leashed, please be sure you do not trip anyone (group members or otherwise). This walk used to be through Stern Grove, but since the Summer Concert Series has started, this will be our walk for now!

Berkeley Rock Formations Nature Walk 🌲🪨🌳

Millions of years before the first humans arrived, North Berkeley was strewn with rock formations. Today the area includes lovely parks where remnants of its geologic past can be seen. Come join me on hike with El Cerrito Trail Trekkers has they host and lead us around Berkeley to explore and see amazing rock formations and the beautiful nature in Berkeley. Walk Leader Rodney Paul will discuss the Native American presence in this area, the creation of the parks, and their role in the first housing developments. The walk is 1.5 miles, 300 feet elevation gain. Bring poles if needed. The tour ends at Great Stoneface Park a 15 minute walk from our start. We will Meet: In the amphitheater of John Hinkel Park, 41 Somerset Place, Berkeley Website Link: https://www.ectrailtrekkers.org/hikes.html

Beach Pack walk and Meetup

Join Pee-Wee Paws Small Dog Meetup for a fun afternoon of tiny dog energy by the beach! We’ll kick things off at the park with a small dog meetup for social time 3-4pm, then head out together for a relaxed pack walk 4-5pm along the nearby beach paths and views 🌴✨ (Dogs aren’t allowed on the beach itself, but we’ll still soak up the ocean vibes!) 💛 Coming just for the walk? Meet us at the park and we’ll all leave together from there! Come for the meetup, the walk, or BOTH — bring your tiny pup and let’s go! 🐶🎉

Ocean Beach Stroll

The latest SF 55+ San Francisco Walking Group event takes place on Sundays at 1:00 p.m. at Java Beach at the Zoo Cafe, 2650 Sloat Boulevard, San Francisco. The route is to walk 3 blocks down Sloat Blvd. to the Upper Great Highway recreation path, continue walking until Judah Street and then turn around and go back to Java Beach. The walk varies between 90 minutes and 2 hours. Java Beach has a bathroom and there is also a public bathroom at Judah Street at the foot of the path at the halfway mark of the walk. The host is Weeming Yee, known as "Wee." **Rain Policy:** Rain cancels the walk **Dog Policy:** dog-friendly walk **Intensity:** Easy & Flat Walk 50 ft of elevation change **Route**: Up Ocean Beach and back **Restrooms:** Beginning (Java Beach on Sloat), Public restrooms every 3 blocks along the Great Hwy. **Distance:** 4 miles **Walk Talk:** Conversational **Pre-Walk**: no activities before walk **Post-Walk**: no activities after walk **Parking**: Parking is easy. **Grace Period:** 5 minutes **Running Late:** We'll walk to the Upper Great Highway and head North on the side path. You can't miss us! **Organizer contact:** Weeming Yee (415) 823-3279 **'Please be responsible' statement:** Please be sure that your dog is well-behaved around other dogs and while leashed, please be sure you do not trip anyone (group members or otherwise). This walk used to be through Stern Grove, but since the Summer Concert Series has started, this will be our walk for now!

Sunday 9a Walk McLaughlin Eastshore Park at the Berkeley Marina

COVID NOTE: Please be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Masking is optional. Please arrive a bit early as we leave promptly at 9:00a. This is a 70 minute mostly level loop with options (some return halfway). We meet at the entrance gate on Marina Blvd (see map). Reminder: no dogs. Questions? Please call or email Mark: 510-684-4092 mhe943-meetup@yahoo.com Optional: arrive early for unsupervised stretching.

Sunday 9a Walk McLaughlin Eastshore Park at the Berkeley Marina

COVID NOTE: Please be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Masking is optional. Please arrive a bit early as we leave promptly at 9:00a. This is a 70 minute mostly level loop with options (some return halfway). We meet at the entrance gate on Marina Blvd (see map). Reminder: no dogs. Questions? Please call or email Mark: 510-684-4092 mhe943-meetup@yahoo.com Optional: arrive early for unsupervised stretching.

Ocean Beach Stroll

The latest SF 55+ San Francisco Walking Group event takes place on Sundays at 1:00 p.m. at Java Beach at the Zoo Cafe, 2650 Sloat Boulevard, San Francisco. The route is to walk 3 blocks down Sloat Blvd. to the Upper Great Highway recreation path, continue walking until Judah Street and then turn around and go back to Java Beach. The walk varies between 90 minutes and 2 hours. Java Beach has a bathroom and there is also a public bathroom at Judah Street at the foot of the path at the halfway mark of the walk. The host is Weeming Yee, known as "Wee." **Rain Policy:** Rain cancels the walk **Dog Policy:** dog-friendly walk **Intensity:** Easy & Flat Walk 50 ft of elevation change **Route**: Up Ocean Beach and back **Restrooms:** Beginning (Java Beach on Sloat), Public restrooms every 3 blocks along the Great Hwy. **Distance:** 4 miles **Walk Talk:** Conversational **Pre-Walk**: no activities before walk **Post-Walk**: no activities after walk **Parking**: Parking is easy. **Grace Period:** 5 minutes **Running Late:** We'll walk to the Upper Great Highway and head North on the side path. You can't miss us! **Organizer contact:** Weeming Yee (415) 823-3279 **'Please be responsible' statement:** Please be sure that your dog is well-behaved around other dogs and while leashed, please be sure you do not trip anyone (group members or otherwise). This walk used to be through Stern Grove, but since the Summer Concert Series has started, this will be our walk for now!

Sunset Urchin (Uni) Foraging (Sonoma Coast)

**\*\*Register [here](https://forms.gle/khFPU5JZiwGxfKi5A), NOT on Meetup:** [https://www.forkinthepath.org/schedule](https://www.forkinthepath.org/schedule)[**](https://www.forkinthepath.org/schedule**) Save Kelp, Eat Urchin! Join us at sunset for a sea urchin foraging class, where we will help remove some of the overgrown sea urchin population - so we can eat it! We will teach you how to open and enjoy this incredible delicacy. You may have heard it called “uni” in a sushi restaurant, but it’s SO much tastier when it’s fresh. Take home up to 35 urchin - if you can carry that much! Learn how humans can be a helping hand to restore balance to ecosystems impacted by climate change. Fall Class Dates (not a series) * Mon, 10/26 at 4:30 pm * Tues, 10/27 at 4:30 pm * Sun, 11/22 at 2:30 pm * Mon, 11/23 at 2:30 pm * Tues, 11/24 at 2:30 pm * Wed, 11/25 at 4:30 pm Sonoma Coast, California All registrations must be completed on our website [here](https://www.forkinthepath.org/registration-urchin) #### What You Will Learn We're thrilled to bring you to the ocean to forage for sea urchins on the gorgeous Sonoma Coast. This 3-hour class is all about sea urchins or uni, as you may have heard it called in a sushi restaurant. Learn where they live, what they eat, and who eats them...but more specifically, who hasn't been eating them and how that has impacted our kelp forests, and how humans eating them actually lends a helping hand to bringing our intertidal zone back into balance! Take home up to 35 urchins. You'll have a deeper understanding of how some of our ocean habitats are the first major biomes to experience sudden collapse due to a rapidly changing climate, and how we can mitigate the damage. #### **Where** A beach in Northern Sonoma, about 2.5 hours north of San Francisco. Exact location provided with registration. **More Important Details** These programs are very popular and often fill up very quickly. We encourage you to register right away if you'd like to attend! If you are reading this, the class is not full. Space is updated daily. **About Fork In The Path** Fork In The Path offers transformational foraging experiences in California for the adventurous of all ages. You can check us out on Instagram [here](https://www.instagram.com/forkinthepath100//).