💚Green Exercise 🥾Hike Año Nuevo State Park see Elephant Seals 🦭🌊🏖

Hello Ocean Lovers, Let's go for a Green Exercise Wellness Hike by the beach, enjoy fresh Ocean air, Healing Sea for our physical health and mental well-being😇 meeting new friends and see Elephant Seals at🏖

Año Nuevo State Park is a state park of California, United States, encompassing Año Nuevo Island and Año Nuevo Point, which are known for their pinniped rookeries. Located in San Mateo County, the low, rocky, windswept point juts out into the Pacific Ocean about 55 miles south of San Francisco and the Golden Gate.

Año Nuevo State Park is home to the largest mainland population of northern elephant seals in the world.

This hike along ocean bluffs brings visitors to Año Nuevo Point, a major bird migratory route and fantastic birding location. Just offshore sits Año Nuevo Island and the remains of a 19th-century lighthouse and fog signal station. The elephant seals at Año Nuevo State Reserve are living out one of the world's greatest escapes from extinction, and are one of the best wildlife watching experiences in California.

Things have been getting better for the elephant seals of the Pacific Coast in the century since humans stopped slaughtering them: Their population has recovered from hundreds to over a hundred thousand.

Now, thousands of northern elephant seals come to Año Nuevo and a few other beaches in California and Mexico to breed. You'll be amazed at how many of elephant seals fill Año Nuevo at the height of the season. Veteran elephant seal watchers advise that cool, cloudy days promise the best seal action -- they try to preserve energy on hot days but they're much more mobile on chilly ones.

Watch:Keep an eye out for migrating whales, sea lions, harbor seals, coyote, wildflowers, endemic garter snake

⏰Meet time: 1pm 🥾Hike time⏰1:30m
Trailshead parking lot by the map inside of the park

Park: $10 fee inside the park
Free State Park pass available to pick up at any city Library
Free Park by left side of the highway 1 along the road 10 minutes hike in the park
Año Nuevo State Park
1 New Years Creek Rd, Pescadero, CA 94060
GPS: https://maps.app.goo.gl/sDFusZHuTRNB3P2r7
Try to get there a little early to avoid 17 traffic

Hiking at Año Nuevo Point Trail, New Years Creek Trail and Majestic Cove Beach

🎒 Bring good vibes🌿
✅Smiles for Miles😊
✅Water, Snack, Sun Screems, Binocular, beach blanket
✅Wear Walking/Hiking shoes
Near Ocean can be windy and/or foggy, so wear layers

Length: 5 miles+
Level: Easy
Dog: No
Route: Loop + Out and Back+ Loop
Elevation Gain: 300 ft
Trail surface: Gravel +Sandy trails
Best Season: Fall, winter or early spring

🚗Encouraging carpooling if you know each other well for everyone's safety. Please contact each other in a private message not on the message board. Thank you! https://www.groupcarpool.com/t/mhk2uo

💚 Support Our Group!
Thanks for joining our wellness club event, it does take time and money to make it happen. Thank you for being prepared and supportive 🌿
Our hikes, dinners, and events run thanks to member support. A small contribution is appreciated to help keep our wellness community active and fun! Thank you for helping us make every event special!

Requested contribution suggested amount $5-$20 to keep the club going!
​Dr. Heidi will ask for the contribution during event check-in. Accepted in person. Your support helps cover the many behind-the-scenes efforts that make these events possible, including route scouting, Meetup platform fees, permits, communication with park staff and members, and planning hikes, dinners, and road trips.
This community exists because of the support and kindness of its members.

The organizer reserves the right to ask a participant to depart!
If they refuse to contribute or follow event guidelines. This ensures our community remains a positive and respectful space for everyone.
Thank you for helping keep our wellness community positive, respectful, and active. 🌿

Our meetup events have a very positive impact on people's lives, people meet, fall in love💘 meet new friends, HAPPY, better health, less stress, anxiety, depression, isolate being alone and got extra bonus for LOVE ​💞

⚠️ Please Read Before Joining:
These hikes and group dinners are hosted voluntarily and with love for the outdoors and community. Participation is completely voluntary, and everyone joins at their own risk and responsibility.
👉 We kindly ask you to review the event details carefully — including directions, trail descriptions, and dinner spots — before joining.
Trails are part of nature and may not match everyone’s preferences. Dinner venues are selected based on group size, availability, and location. We do our best but can’t guarantee personal favorites.
🧡 Most importantly, come with an open heart, positive energy, and kindness. Let’s enjoy what we can control — good company, fresh air, and meaningful connections.

DO NOT ATTEND if you're experiencing any cold or flu symptoms, have a compromised immune system.

Participation in this event is strictly voluntary! The event host/organizer assumes no responsibility for any injury, damage, or loss you may incur. You join and hike entirely at your own risk.

Hike at YOUR OWN RISK. Open trails aren't necessarily free of hazards--by entering the wilderness, you assume responsibility for your safety and must use good judgment.

LIABILITY WAIVER: By signing up for the wellness hiking event, you hereby release its organizers, hosts, and participants from any and all liability, claims, demands or causes of action that you now have, or may have in the future, for illness, injuries, damages, and/or economic loss of any kind or nature, arising in whole or in part out of the activities, advice, or information contained herein. You agree to full responsibility for your own health issues.

DISCLAIMER: By participating in this wellness hiking event, you understand that Meetup event Host/Organizer assumes ABSOLUTELY NO responsibility and you have to assume all at your own risk of injury, damage, and economic loss, without limitation, and release host/Organizer of all liability.
If anyone wishes to join our hike team, please answer the RSVP question every time for everyone's safety in the group. If you are unable to send me a message confirming that you are in good health and you are able to hike 5 miles without health issues we CANNOT approve you come to the hiking event.
Please don't just walk in Thank you for your cooperation!

I'm looking forward to meeting, hiking with you and making good memories together.
Yours in good health! Dr. Heidi💝

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