Here's Wendy's description of the hike: "After we cross the dam we have about an hour of uphill walking, but we’ll take it slowly admiring the sweeping views of the lakes and checking out the early wildflowers. Lunch by the lake."
Directions to trailhead: Take Sir Francis Drake Boulevard into Fairfax. Turn onto Pacheco and then make an immediate right on Center. (This puts you on the street that parallels SF Drake but is on the other side of the parkade.) Make the first left onto Bolinas Ave. Follow the Bolinas-Fairfax Rd for about 1 mile. When you see the sign on your left for Lake Bon Tempe and Lake Lagunitas, turn left onto Sky Oaks Blvd.
Follow the road to the Sky Oaks Ranger Station. Pull over and park on the right and pay the $8 day-use fee (unless you own an MMWD pass). You can use a credit card, $1, $5, or $10 bills (but not coins or $20 bills) at the automated pay station.
Annual watershed area parking passes for Marin residents are $60 ($30 for those 62 and older). You can buy them online or at the MMWD main office in Corte Madera.
Annual watershed area parking passes for Marin residents are $60 ($30 for those 62 and older). You can buy them online or at the MMWD main office in Corte Madera.
Then continue driving toward Lake Lagunitas. When you reach the right turn marked Lake Bon Tempe, turn right onto a dirt road that takes you to the parking lot below the dam.
Click here for a Google Maps map that shows the trailhead at the Bon Tempe dam. Click on the teardrop icon to get directions and driving times from your location.
25 minutes from the College of Marin to Deer Park School. Carpool from St. Rita Church in Fairfax at 9:20 a.m.
Weather forecast: As of Wednesday, the National Weather Service forecast for the day of the hike was party sunny with a high near 58. (Click here for an updated National Weather service forecast.)
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