SF BAY AREA DAY TRIP ADVENTURE

Hike Up Sneath Lane Trail, Summit The Portola Discovery Site, And Explore A Derelict Nike Missile Base

On a clear day, hike up to Sweeney Ridge and discover San Francisco Bay the same way the first Spanish Explorers did.

This is part of a series of family-oriented day trip outings around the San Francisco Bay Area I look forward to enjoying once social distancing isn’t the norm any longer.

View from the Portola Discovery site by Cody Tolmasoff

Destination San Bruno — Sweeney Ridge

1. Hike Sneath Lane Trail
2. Portola Discovery Site
3. SF-51 Former Nike Missile Control Site

For more detail on this adventure, I have a previous project with some other details you might enjoy, kiddiewalks.com.

I’ve done this hike (and ride) many times on my own, but only once with my kids. It was challenging for them, but the payoff was worthwhile. I often have to wait for the right day to do this. It’s interesting being up here in the fog (it can get thick), but the real payoff comes on one of those few clear warm days in the spring or early fall. It is a good climb, but you can do it.