Near Sacramento, numerous trails access the Central Valleys wildlife-filled wetlands and traverse riverside forests and grasslands. The California capital has numerous nearby trails that access the Central Valleys once extensive wetlands and marshes, and explore the sinuous swaths of riverside forests and broad expanses of open grasslands. Just a short distance from Sacramento the trails in the Coast Range and Sierra foothills climb oak-clothed ridgetops and traverse rugged river canyons. Farther uphill in the Sierra Nevada, hikers enjoy scenic waterfalls, wildflower studded meadows, and high mountain lakes.