Early morning hikers report fog and a cool breeze off the lake, with temperatures getting as low as the 30s in the early ...

A brief history of how visionaries and regular people made this metropolitan area home to a specular variety of stunning ...

During the Bay Area’s glorious summers, residents and visitors alike love to get out in nature, sometimes on leisurely local strolls, or with a little preparation, serious hikes where various terrains ...

The trail is out there: this space-aged South Bay loop, well-loved by locals, is ready for discovery and an excellent late ...

Poison oak in shades of green and red guard the aromatic bay trees on one side of the paved pathway along Lake Chabot, while a steep drop off to the water looms on the other. Beyond the trees to the ...

Eater maps are curated by editors and aim to reflect a diversity of neighborhoods, cuisines, and prices. Learn more about our editorial process. East Bay residents have a volcano in their backyard.

Hikers will no longer have to obtain a permit to trek one of the Bay Area's most spectacular wilderness trails.

If you’re welcoming guests soon, here are the sure-fire spots to take them — whether it’s their first time in the Bay or their fifth.

SFGATE staffers, like other Bay Area residents, spent a whole bunch of 2020 and the first half of 2021 hiking anywhere and everywhere, for sights and sounds and exercise and all the rest. The good ...

The potential hike is a renewal of the 2021 tuition stability plan, which caps inflation-based increases at 5% per year. It ...

Starting Tuesday, the Bay Area Air District will pay $2,000 to buy back gas-powered vehicles that are model year 2000 and older. That's a bump from the $1,500 it already pays for vehicles that were ...