If you love quiet and uncrowded paths, find happiness in even modest forests, and value the deepening immersion of a walk into the woods more than a spectator’s seat on the mere sidelines of nature, then Indian Tree offers rewards found nowhere else in Novato.
places
Rush Creek
Rush Creek Open Space Preserve on the northern border of Novato offers several hundred acres of public wetlands and woodlands, but is set alongside several thousand more acres of protected land together comprising the largest natural tidal brackish marsh in California,
Bahia Lagoon
Marin Audubon Society’s restoration project at the Bahia wetlands in northern Novato is an underappreciated site that escapes many birders’ notice due to its small size, out of the way location, and independence from more well-known park systems. But it’s a gem, with unique waterbirds that prefer this near-the-bay site above all others in our region.