. >> reporter: michael albertine spend a lot of time outdoors, as they have since before the pandemic. but now they have a lot more company. >> we do note when we're here, there are a lot more people. >> we used to hike once a week and now we're walking twice a week. >> reporter: through the pandemic, it welcomed people with reminders to mask up and keep their social distance, making some minor trails one way only. they saw an 88% increase in visitation through the year of the pandemic. visitation was up 30% within the east bay parks district overall, but 100% in some parks. the santa clara county parks system saw a 100% spike in vehicle and trail use in december alone. >> we are overshowed. we think that a lot of the people that have come out for years are coming out more often. but we also think that a lot of new people are exploring and seeing parks and open space, maybe for the first time. and we hope they keep coming back. >> reporter: and they may keep coming back for a while, because though fewer people are getting sick and more people are getting vaccinated, indoor capacities