This week we return to Point Reyes National Seashore. We explore four habitats: coastal scrub, beach,
marsh, and a riparian (streamside) habitat with alders and willows.
Lunch at the beach. We may see some of the Tule Elk that have been
transferred from Tomales Point. (Click here to view photos from a past hike.)Directions to trailhead: Take Sir Francis Drake Boulevard. west to Olema. Turn right on Route 1, then make an immediate left onto Bear Valley Road. Continue past Park Headquarters (stop here if you need a restroom --- there is none at the trailhead) and go left on Limantour Road.
Turn left at the sign for the youth hostel. Follow that road until you see a right turn across a bridge to the Laguna Trailhead by the Clem Miller Education Center. Park in the parking lot.
55 minutes from College of Marin. Carpoolers can meet at St. Rita’s Church in Fairfax at 9:00 a.m.
No restrooms at trailhead. Outhouse en route before lunch.
TRAFFIC DELAYS DUE TO CONSTRUCTION WORK NEAR SAN ANSELMO "HUB"
From June 3 through approximately August 15th, MMWD will be replacing pipeline from west of United Market on Redhill Avenue, through "The Hub," and west on Sir Francis Drake Boulevard to a point near the Redhill Shopping Center.
One lane will probably be closed in each direction (westbound, 8 am - 3:30 pm, eastbound 9 am - 4 pm). Allow at least an extra 15-20 minutes driving time if you will be passing through the construction area.
You may or may not be able to avoid most of the traffic delay be exiting Highway 101 at the Greenbrae interchange and taking Sir Francis Drake to and from San Anselmo, rather than driving through San Rafael.
When the construction work is going on between The Hub and the Redhill Shopping Center, it may or may not be faster to take Center Boulevard rather than Sir Francis Drake between San Anselmo and Fairfax.
Weather forecast: As of Tuesday afternoon, June 4, the National Weather Service forecast for the hike was mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. (Click here for an updated forecast).
From the Laguna Trailhead we'll go southwest on the Laguna Trail to its junction with the Fire Lane Trail, follow that down to the ocean, take a short “side trip” to Coast Camp to use the “facilities”, then hike northward paralleling the sea on the Coast Trail before turning back inland to the Laguna Trailhead. Total distance covered should be approximately 5.2 miles.
The “Laguna-Coast Trail Loop” hike in Exploring Point Reyes National Seashore and Golden Gate National Recreation Area by Tracy Salcedo-Chourre describes the route we’ll take. The trails we’ll follow are shown on the the North District Hiking Map on the Point Reyes National Seashore Website.
You will also find them on the map for hike “G4 Sky – Woodward Valley – Coast Trails” in the Martins’ book, Hiking Marin, although we are not doing that specific hike.
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