Rumor has it Bob Ross was homeschooled (jk). We will create our own masterpieces today overlooking the Bay and perhaps catching a glimpse of a bear! After morning yoga session, we'll settle in to a free art space to create! All supplies provided!

Bring a yoga mat/towel
Wear clothes that may get paint

From Oakland, Berkeley, or San Francisco: Take I-580 East EXIT Golf Links Road / 98th Ave. LEFT (east) onto Golf Links Road. Drive under freeway & thru intersection at light. (Oakland Zoo will be on your right). Continue straight uphill on Golf Links Road. (Knowland Park will now be on your right). Follow Golf Links Rd. around thru canyon till you enter Grass Valley, a small residential area. first RIGHT onto Caloden St. RIGHT onto Malcolm Ave. Follow Malcolm Ave. uphill. RIGHT onto one of the cul-de-sacs. Park on street. Knowland Park will be straight ahead. 


From Castro Valley, Hayward, or Dublin/Livermore: Take I-580 West EXIT Foothill Blvd / MacArthur Boulevard Merge onto Foothill Blvd. Slight RIGHT to stay on Foothill Blvd. first RIGHT onto 106th Ave. RIGHT onto Sheldon St. Continue onto Malcolm Ave. LEFT onto the cul-de-sac of Cameron Ave. Park on street. Knowland Park will be straight ahead. (For maps and more detail, paste "Malcolm Ave & Cameron Ave, Oakland, CA 94605" into the  destination box of Google Maps.)

In the Chabot Park neighborhood, off of 580, a handful of streets that branch off of Malcolm Ave dead-end into Knowland Park Open Space. Be sure to respect the neighbors’ access to their driveways and park considerately. Try the end of Edgemont or Snowdown Avenue if you want to pick a street name to put into your GPS.

When you arrive, head down the hill towards the Zoo. You will see a small sign that says “public trail” as you approach the Zoo fence on your left.