Field Trips
Field Trips will resume in March 2023. Check back soon for updates.
The Sacramento Valley Chapter periodically organizes field trips to view plants in locations further away from Sacramento. Field trips are often held either in the Sierras or along the western edge of the Sacramento Valley.
Where and When
To find out when the next trip will be scheduled, you can check this page, or contact Paul Watts @ FieldTrips@sacvalleycnps.org to be added to the Field Trips email list. Once your email address is included on the list, you will receive updates about upcoming trips (if you signed up for the email list in 2017, 2018, or 2019 or attended a field trip during that period of time, you will automatically be included on the current email list). When signing up for the email list, please specify whether you are interested in Saturday or Sunday trips and Monday or Tuesday spring trips.
Until our field trips resume, here are some great places to explore on your own within our chapter and beyond.
Places We Visit
Sacramento County
- Sacramento County Regional Parks
- Cosumnes River Preserve
- Howard Ranch Trail and Rancho Seco Recreational Area
- Deer Creek Hills Preserve
- Stone Lakes National Wildlife Refuge
- Auburn State Recreation Area
- Folsom Lake State Recreation Area
- South Fork American River Trail
Yolo County
- Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area
- UC Davis Arboretum and Putah Creek Riparian Reserve
- UC Davis Stebbins Cold Canyon Reserve
- Tuleyome (directory of trails on public lands in Yolo County and several surrounding counties)
Colusa County
- Tuleyome (select Colusa County in county search bar)
- Colusa National Wildlife Refuge
- Delevan National Wildlife Refuge
Sutter County
- Sutter Buttes (guided hikes only, led by Middle Mountain Foundation)
- Sutter National Wildlife Refuge
- Bobelaine Audubon Sanctuary
Yuba County
West Placer County
Beyond the Sacramento Valley Chapter
- Bay Area Hiker (detailed information about parkland hiking routes in the nine Bay Area counties)
- East Bay Regional Park District
- California State Parks
- Golden Gate National Recreation Area