Ravenswood Open Space Preserve - East Palo Alto (CA)

3 /5 Sankha Hota: One walking path just above a mile long. Open vista and inner most bay to see, nothing else one can do here. Peaceful as there are only few people.

4 /5 Ariel Jensen: Small parking lot, but doesn’t seem like the kind of place to get overcrowded. In general, the Bay Trail is a pretty standard walking trail. As part of the Preserve, there are a few observation platforms & pieces of land jutting out into the bay, but mostly there’s not too much to see. The Cooley Landing Education Center has a set of bathrooms & a few picnic tables. The trail is paved & accommodated my stroller. Seems sufficient enough.

5 /5 Sebastian Schweigert: It seems recently renovated. The road is no longer in bad condition as older reviews mentioned. There is now a shiny new "education center," although I didnt go inside to investigate. The paths are paved and pristine. Lots of free parking. When I visited in April the area was green with lots of California poppies dotting the area with orange flowers. Overall not really much to see, but it was a nice place to walk. Zero shade (fully exposed) so youll have to wear appropriate clothing, sunscreen and bring water. Im sure it will be very hot in the summer. The area surrounding the path is sort of swampy with brown water, but there was no smell and the views of the bay area nice. The area isnt very noisy besides the frequent drone of small planes flying low overhead. It wasnt very busy when I went, either. Lots of parking and only crosses a few people on the path.

5 /5 Alexandra U: There is easy free parking! You can make a 3 mile walk if you go in a small circle around the landing point and out to the lookout point on the other side. Just an out and back but nice birds, flowers, and Bay views ☀️ no shade so bring a hat and water!