Celebrate King Tide with Nature Journaling
Whether you are curious about nature journaling or if you have regular practice, start off your year with a sense of calm, intention and renewal in 2026!
This event is hosted in partnership with the SF Bay Area Nature Journaling Club. You can see the sister Meet up Details here:
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It’s fitting to visit the Palo Alto Baylands, an area that is always in transition with the incoming and outgoing tides. Here’s a chance to experience – and record – January renewal with your sketchbook. The King Tide is a special event. As ocean nutrients rush in with the tide’s highest point at 10:20 a.m., this means the sun and moon come into alignment as well.
The Baylands are considered one of the best birdwatching spots on the coast, and it is also a major migratory stop for birds in the Pacific. If we’re very lucky, we could spot a manta ray, and that could be a nice surprise!
Come away more connected to this place, and to each other. All it will take is a sketchbook or journal, a writing tool, and your curiosity!
As an added bonus, but highly optional: we will have a special nature journaling prompt on hand to help inspire you.
Event Details
📍 Meeting Point: In the front of the Lucy Evans Baylands Nature Center. Please try to arrive between 9 to 9:15, so that you can stay with the group.
🧥Comfort: Dress warmly in layers, and in case of rain, be sure to bring a waterproof outer layer.
🖊️ What to Bring: A journal or sketchbook, writing and drawing/coloring supplies. Optional: binoculars, filled water bottle, a lightweight stool or something to sit on
🧻 Restrooms: Available at the Duck Pond Loop, about 0.5 mile away.
🚙 Parking: Parking is easily available to the right hand side of the Nature Center. There is a sign clearly marked “Lucy Evans Nature Interpretative Center.”
💰Cost: It's a free event, but we encourage 20$ donations to Wild Wonder Foundation https://www.wildwonder.org/donate.
🐥Bonus add-ons ( if you want to explore beyond this meet-up ): The Baylands has many hiking trails, and you can explore the duck ponds and other neighboring areas after our time together.