San Francisco Bay Area Summer Bucketlist

In between a few of our trips this Summer, I’m looking forward to exploring where I live more. I’ve created this post as a sort of San Francisco Bay Area Summer Bucketlist for us to come back to as a reference for what we’d like to accomplish. Our trip to Sea Ranch was a good start, but I’d also love to explore…

Point Reyes
Awhile back after our drive back from Mendocino, we drove out to the point but didn’t make it in time for the last shuttle to the lighthouse. I’ve been dying to go back and hope to make it out this Summer. It takes a few hours to drive there from our house so we might need to make it into a multiple-day trip with a stay in Tomales Bay.

Kirby Cove
This is a tiny cove just on the other side of the Golden Gate Bridge. It’s got a swing and cave that both are really fun at low tide. A hike down here has been on my very near future mind for the last month or so. You have to park at the top of the mountain and hike a mile down to the cove, but the view of the bridge and San Francisco is unbeatable.

Ride a Bike Across the Golden Gate
I’ve never done this before, but my husband did a few years back and loved it. He rode across with some friends and took a ferry back to SF from the other side.

San Francisco Tiled Steps
Throughout San Francisco there are a few tiled and hidden stairways that are pretty cool. There’s a good list in this article on SF Gate.

Rooftop Gardens
There are plenty of public rooftop gardens in San Francisco too that I’d love to explore. Thrillist does a good job of listing them out in this post.

Visit the New Exploratorium
We visited the old one quite some time ago, but haven’t had a chance to check out the new one yet. It’s in a more busy tourist area, so we will hopefully pick a quiet day to go.

See New Beaches
We’ve seen our fair share of beaches in our area, and I’d like to find some we haven’t been to to explore as well.

East Bay
My friend moved to Oakland area recently, and I have to admit we haven’t spent much time there. I’d love to spend some time there from nature areas to the adorable downtowns of Piedmont and Montclair.

California Redwoods
I’ve lived in the Bay Area for 9 years and still have not visited Muir Woods. I’ve been busy exploring other redwoods, and would love to explore more up the peninsula area.

Filoli Gardens
Flowers are my jam, and this place looks like it would be beautiful. I don’t know how the flowers there are in the Summer, but I’m hoping almost as beautiful as Spring!

Do you have any spots in the San Francisco Bay Area that you’d like to explore? Any recommendations for me?