Find unbeatable hiking, exhilarating scenery and a low ... Fifty miles north of San Francisco, this city balances its artsy, hippie past with a youthful, vibrant bar and food scene.

I am halfway through hiking the San Francisco Crosstown Trail. A 17-mile urban walking route across the cityscape from the docks of Candlestick Point to the seaside cliffs of Land’s End ...

For those who enjoy hiking, the park offers beautiful trails through Douglas ... If you venture a few hours outside of San Francisco, you can visit some of America's best full-fledged national parks.

As the dust settles from Election Day, you may be in search of ways to take a break and find some quiet or solitude — even ...

However, in contrast to other forms of exercise, hiking takes place outside in nature, which obviously has more benefits. It doesn’t matter where you hike — a city park in San Francisco, public garden ...

San Francisco rests on the tip of a peninsula ... which can be enjoyed from Muir Woods' 6 miles of hiking trails. There's also multiple beaches within the National Recreation Area, including ...

hiking shorts and breathable socks in the sink and hung them out to dry on my hotel balcony. From L.A. to San Francisco Bay, from the Gold Country to the Wine Country, the California state parks ...

Contributing editor Megan Michelson is an award-winning journalist who covers travel and the outdoors for a wide range of publications, including Outside, The New York Times, and the San Francisco ...

In terms of coastal California getaways, one might say there's simply too much to choose from. But if you want to ditch the ...