MILL VALLEY, Calif. – A new poll ranks Mount Tamalpais State Park as No. 1 as the best hiking spot in California.
The poll, by the California State Parks Foundation, found that Mt. Tam, located in Marin County overlooking Stinson Beach, has year-round hiking, trails for people of all abilities and a wide range of ecosystems and habitats.
The poll was released last week and is the first time a “Best of California’s State Parks” has been conducted, the foundation said. This poll was member-driven. Real peopl;e were invited to nominate their favorite of California’s 280 state parks. The foundation received more than 1,300 submissions. …