Start Your New Year With a Refreshing Hike

Oroville, CA

If your New Year’s resolution includes getting fit and having fun, then you are invited to start with a refreshing hike at Lake Oroville!

On Wednesday, January 1, experienced docents will lead a free five-mile public hike to a remote part of the Lake Oroville Recreation Area to the top of Sycamore Hill and back through the mysterious old train tunnel!

Meet at 9:00 A.M. at the entrance gate of the Visitor Center and plan to carpool to the designated trailhead for a guided outing that will reveal a mix of discoveries about old history and modern recreational opportunities at Lake Oroville

You will be making history yourself! All across the nation on January 1st, thousands of people are taking part in America’s State Parks First Day Hikes in all fifty states. Twenty of California’s state parks are participating in this historic event.

Bring a day pack with drinking water and snacks or a lunch. The five-mile guided walk will be across hilly, uneven ground. The high point of the walk will be a gradual climb several hundred feet up to the summit of Sycamore Hill. The plan is to return to the cars around 1:00 P.M. Dress for the weather. Bring rain gear if the forecast is for light or widely scattered rains. A steady rain will cancel the outing.

Hikers will not need a parks pass for this outing. Dogs are not allowed on State Park trails. For more information, call the Lake Oroville Visitor Center, 530-538-2219.