Check out our projects from past years

We’ll be working in the Tilden Nature Area, just a mile or two from downtown Berkeley. The trail winds through steeply canyon-incized laurel oak woodland with dappled shade and lots of foliage (including poison oak).

The second V-O-Cal project of 2026 will be at Mt. Madonna County Park near Watsonville. This is a beautiful park in Santa Clara County dominated by redwood forest. We’ll partially reroute the Meadow Trail to bypass an area prone to erosion, and decommission the old section of trail. We’ll also work with park staff, using grip hoists to move cut trees out of the new trail alignment. The work should be fun and rewarding!

This project combines trail work with a chance to explore China Camp State Park – a former 1880s Chinese shrimp-fishing village now managed entirely by Friends of China Camp (FOCC) volunteers.

It's time, yet again, to prepare for the 2026 VOCal Season! Woop woop! If you've ever asked yourself "how many tools DOES VOCal have?", "how do I repair this dang tool?", "what SHOULD go in all those green kitchen boxes, anyway?" etc - now is the time to come down and see for yourself! It takes a fair amount of effort to make sure that all those tools are in good shape to last through the project season, and the annual O'Tool Day is all about sharpening, cleaning, and repairing everything we need for a successful season. Please join us for our 2026 O'Tool Day to enjoy some St Patty's Day goodies while we do all we can to get ready for the upcoming season.

It is that time of year again! KICKOFF PARTY! Rain or Shine, we will have a kickoff party to celebrate all the fun projects we have on our plate this year. Join us from 2pm-5pm on February 22nd at 215 Myrtle St, Redwood City. Heavy hors d'oeuvres will be served.

We'll be having a great project at Huddart Park in Woodside in October. More info to come!

Join us for a weekend of camping and trailwork in the beautiful redwoods of San Mateo County. We will be working on rehabilitating the Big Trees Trail and building another staircase!

V-O-Cal volunteers are, along with key partners, the magic ingredient that has made it possible for the East Bay Hills Trails Benefit to raise over $470,000 over the past 23 years to support trail building and volunteer trail work programs like V-O-Cal, the Bay Area Ridge Trail and more. We are hoping that you will be able to join us for a single shift or more to help make the 2025 East Bay Hills Trails Benefit Ride and Hike the best ever! Please use the sign up button to sign up now! As usual, if you want to sign up for consecutive days, you can camp with us and your meals will be included. Come for 2 days or more, and you probably will be able to join one of the hikes!