Five Canyons Open space connects suburban neighborhoods to a network of trails that access Hayward Area Recreation District facilities, Don Castro, Cull Canyon and the Chabot-to-Garin Ridge Trail.
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One day, not so long ago, grizzly bears roamed here, chowing down on manzanita berries, beneath giant tree-like manzanitas. Those days ended in in the late 1850s, when Jeremiah Morgan hunted them out, reportedly killing 46 bears in a single year. But this rugged wilderness preserve is still home to mountain lions, eagles and coyotes.
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Fitzgerald Marine Reserve tide pools during the January 2, 2026 king tide
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Sibley Volcanic Regional Park offers a self-guided tour of Round Top Volcano, active 10 million years ago. You can pick up a brochure at the Skyline Boulevard staging area. Examples of the park’s rock formations can be viewed at an outdoor display at the entrance. Here are a couple of views from the park and tour.
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On this early June morning the color palette was pink and gold—rouge veiny backlit ears of a jackrabbit, ripe peaches and cream petals of the Tiburon Mariposa lily, and fields of ruby chalice clarkia—all displayed against a backdrop of dry golden grasses.
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I stayed with the trees until after the sun went down. When the last light was almost gone from the sky, it illuminated the giants in soft patches—only small pieces of the vast trunks visible—the rest vanished into shadow.
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