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Article: Marin trails to history. (Marin County's state parks, California)
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- Sunset
- Article date:
- January 1, 1991
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1991 Sunset Publishing Corp. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Hold up a map of Marin County's recreation areas, and it looks as if all the major parks had slid south. But just-opened Rancho Olompali State Historic Park, in Novato, now adds new parkland to northern Marin. And China Camp State Park, not far south of it in San Rafael (but administered with Olompali), has opened up more of its terrain with two new trails. Both places have good view hiking, and if rain hasn't muddied trails recentlyChina Camp has mountain biking. Dogs are not allowed at either park. Rancho Olompali State Historic Park This 700-acre facility has a range of historical significance: it was a major Miwok Indian trading village (archeologists have made ...