Seal Point Park (SF Bay Trail) 2015-06-21

We celebrated summer solstice and Father's Day with a family hike & picnic by one of my favorite spots from the Bay Trail walk - Seal Point Park in San Mateo. We parked in Ryder Park, a neighborhood park off 3rd Ave / J Hart Clinton Ave in San Mateo. 

Crossing a futuristic looking bridge, we started our hike in Seal Point Park. You have the option of walking on the paved blacktop trail or climbing the small hill and enjoying the "wind walk" in the park. We kind of toggled between the two options, going back and forth between the two trails as we headed south. 

While it was a nice, sunny day, the strong wind made it almost chill in the morning. The trail curves around the hill and the bay, taking you close to a large dog park by the Seal Point parking lot. From here, the trail runs parallel to 3rd Ave for a while, entering Foster City.

We continued our hike around Mariners Point Golf Center, the place where I had ended my walk on Day 5 and commenced on Day 6 during my SF Bay Walkabout. There is a nice spot with artificial turf behind the golf course where we decided to have our picnic lunch. 

This is an extremely easy walk, super dog friendly with a nice dog park. The view of the bay and San Mateo Bridge is outstanding. The only caveat is that the trail is slightly narrow in parts and this makes it tricky to share with cyclists. The weekend and perfect weather drew plenty of families with young children the this trail, making it one of the busiest hikes I've done with Apollo.

We turned around after our lunch and covered portions of Seal Point Park during our walk back that we hadn't covered earlier. We covered some five miles as an out and back trip and it is easy to extend this to several miles longer if you so desire on either direction.

Here are some more pictures from the hike, including a handful I borrowed from my SF Bay Walkabout.

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