Outdoor Recreation

Parks/Hiking

• Anza-Borrego (report)
• National Park Service
• Point Lobos State Reserve
• CA State Parks official web page
• California Cyberhikes - info and pictures of California hiking trails; links to other hiking sites
• California Bureau of Land Management - info on hikes, birding, etc.
• Northern California Backcountry Pages - hiking info
• GORP - Great Outdoor Recreation Pages - includes California info
• Mission Trails Regional Park in San Diego
• Los Peñasquitos Canyon in San Diego
• Torrey Pines State Reserve
• Cuyamaca Rancho State Park

Field Guides

• Pacific Northwest Nature Guide - pictures of various reptiles, birds, and wildflowers
• Berkeley Wildflower Collection - can search by name (common or scientific), family, or color
• CalFlora - another flower database
• US National Parks Flora and Fauna Database

Birding Sites

• Patuxent Birding Guide - pictures, calls, and other info - very nice!
• Virtual Birder - hone your birding skills
• Shorebirds - plovers and sandpipers; includes photo gallery
• Birdwatching.com
• Birder.com
• Birding on the Web - maintains a list of usefull birding sites
• Joe Morlan's California Birding Pages - usefull birding sites related to California
• Peterson Online
• Yolo County, CA birding guide
• Optics4Birding - info on binoculars and telescopes
• Optics info from Better View Desired

Other

• Hyperski: Resorts
• Bay Area Ski Connection - info about all of the slopes, including snow conditions and prices
• REI - mostly info on what the camping/hiking equipment they sell, but also some good links
• BayInsider outdoor events