Bayfront Park and Baytrail

The Bay Trail provides easily accessible recreational opportunities for outdoor enthusiasts, including hikers, joggers, bicyclists and skaters; it also offers a setting for wildlife viewing and environmental education. It is enjoyed by people of all ages, incomes and cultural backgrounds. Depending on the location of its segments, the Bay Trail consists of paved multi-use paths, dirt trails, bike lanes, sidewalks or city streets signed as bike routes. The Bay Trail passes through highly urbanized areas like downtown San Francisco as well as remote natural areas like the San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge. It provides access to points of historic, natural and cultural interest, to recreational areas like beaches, marinas and fishing piers, and to over 130 parks totaling 57,000 acres of open space.