Huckleberry Botanic Regional & Oakland Redwood Parks

Hike Host: Mitchel B

At Huckleberry Botanic Regional Preserve, the native plant community here is found nowhere else in the East Bay. It represents a relic plant association found only in certain areas along California’s coast where ideal soil and climatic conditions exist.

The Hike

Our hike will start by going through the Upper Huckleberry Loop and move into Oakland Redwood Park. In the Redwood woods we will do a figure 8 trail. We will wrap this 8.5 miles by going back to parking via the Lower Huckleberry Loop. These two parks are my favorite get away. I enjoy sharing these locations with friends.

Level: 3 (Challenging) | Miles: 8.5 | Elevation 1,497 ft

Getting There
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Get on 880 North towards Oakland. At Oakland go right onto Junction (Jct.) 980 to Highway 24 / Walnut Creek. Then stay in the left two lanes and take Highway 24 towards Berkeley / Walnut Creek. Before you enter the Caldecott Tunnel you want to be in the far-right hand lane. After the tunnel take the first exit, which is Fish Ranch Road and follow it to the right and up the hill. At the stop sign turn left onto Grizzly Peck. At the next stop sign turn left onto Skyline Blvd. Drive pass Robert Sibley Volcanic Regional Presence and continue on Skyline Blvd to the entrance to Huckleberry Botanic Regional Park on your left. We’ll meet at the entrance.

Know Before You Go

Drive Time:  1-1/2 hours – Parking Free – No Dogs