Rancho San Antonio Preserve and Deer Hollow Farm

By Rachel Puryear

If you’re ever in the South Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, do yourself a favor and check out the Rancho San Antonio Preserve.

While you’re there, also check out Deer Hollow Farm – they have friendly animals you can pet, so if you have kids, they’ll love it, too (check farm hours before you go).

This park offers wooded trails, breathtaking vistas, lush landscapes, wildlife, and plenty of space to explore.

Aerial view over Rancho San Antonio Preserve.
Wooded path with trees growing different directions.
Wild turkeys.
Goats at Deer Hollow Farm.
Colorful wildflowers.

Bicyclists and equestrians are allowed on designated trails. Parking lots are available.

Wheelchair-accessible trails are also available, including the service road to Deer Hollow Farm.

See here for more about visiting the park, as well as here for more about Deer Hollow Farm. Here’s also more accessibility information here (scroll down for Rancho San Antonio).


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  • Summer is known for its hot days, but for many people, the warm nights are their favorite part. Here a few things to help you have more fun outdoors after dark:
    • How cool would it be to have night vision, and observe the natural world at night? With these night vision goggles and binoculars, you can do just that! See what few people have been able to see, until pretty recent technology. Note: Please keep a safe distance from wild animals, for your protection and theirs.
    • If you like to stay up late and sit outside with friends and loved ones on warm evenings, enhance socializing without bright and intrusive lights. Instead, use these glow-in-the-dark wrist bands and necklaces to keep track of one another. Also try these glow-in-the-dark drink cups so you don’t spill your drink. If you’re walking around, these headlamps offer red, green, or bright lighting without having to hold anything.
    • Learn more about those beautiful stars and cosmos you’re gazing at during the nighttime, and point out constellations to your friends and family, with the Night Sky Almanac: A Month-by-Month Guide to North America’s Skies.
People sitting around a campfire at night.

Thank you, dear readers, for reading, following, and sharing. Here’s to our beautiful planet.

Check out my other blog, too – World Class Hugs, at https://worldclasshugs.com. It’s about celebrating empathic and HSS/HSP people, balanced versus toxic relationships, loving spirituality and spiritualism without religious dogma, and visiting gorgeous natural places.

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