I'm going to start with a confession, I may have had a little bit too much to drink the night before which slightly hampered my planning skills. Normally, before I leave my house I look at the directions to the park and kind of decide what trails I want to take, so I have an plan of what to do. This time I kind of looked at the directions but not really and I way didn't plan a route once in the park. I was running late so I got to my friend Robyn's house a little late and got nervous that we might need cash for park admission/ parking, and Robyn wanted to buy a bottle water so we went to the Walgreens near her house. The Walgreens is next to the best Italian deli in Oakland, Genova Deli. I decided we might get hungry (as it was now later than we had wanted to set out) so we got a sandwich to split and some snacks.
We couldn't decide which way to get into the park and once we got in, we couldn't find any parking lots or trail heads so we wound up going to Botanical Gardens first. Then we found a map and a trail head and went to walk around Lake Anza.
When we got back to the car we ate the sandwich and had snacks in the grass. I love sandwiches. Especially ones from good delis. This was fabulous and a highlight of the park for me.
The Verdict: Oh Wow are there more trails and areas to explore. This park is huge. I will definitely come back for a picnic and maybe even for camping in the Tilden Nature Area or a car trip up to Inspiration Point. I do worry about the popularity of the park, so maybe I'll try to come weekdays or during less peak times or just embrace that it is crowded. We saw a lot of people on a nice day in January.
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