For the second week in a row we hike on the eastern edge of Marin along San Francisco Bay, this time venturing into China Camp State Park. Here's Wendy's description of the outing:"Learn about wetland habitats and some of the endangered animals that live there like the tiny salt marsh harvest mouse. Last year we saw lots of mushrooms including oyster mushrooms, chicken-of-the-woods, jack-o-lantern mushrooms, and sulfur tufts. This area is also of historical interest as the site of a once thriving Chinese shrimp fishing village. We'll have lunch by the small museum." (Click here to view and print out the park brochure and map).
Directions: Take the San Pedro Road exit from Highway 101 and go east for three miles. PASS the sign that says China Camp State Park and go about 3/4 mile further on San Pedro Road to Miwok Meadows (sign on your right). Park along the road.
Time: 30 minutes from College of Marin. No restrooms at trailhead, but you can turn in at the China Camp sign and go past the toll booth (you don't need to pay), past the day use parking area, to the campground parking area.
Weather forecast: As of Friday, November 21, the weather forecast for San Rafael was a chance of showers, mostly cloudy skies, with a high temperature near 63. (Click here for an updated forecast).
More on this hike: The Martins' book, Hiking Marin, contains the following hike (our route may vary from this one):
China Camp Miwok Meadows Hike and Map
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(Click here to view and print out a complete description of the hike and map from Martins' book. If you have Adobe Acrobat Reader on your computer you can print the document. Once you see the document on the "Scribd" Web site, click on the "Download" icon and then on the "PDF" icon to open the document on your computer).
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