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Distance
13.16 miles
Elevation Gain
2772 ft
Route Type
Out-and-Back
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Horse Trail, Sky Trail, Woodard Valley Trail is an out-and-back trail where you may see wildflowers located near Point Reyes Station, California.
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Bear Valley to Coast Camp Loop
Permit and Trail Camp Info
To stay overnight in Point Reyes, you must stay at one of the Trail Camps. Camping anywhere else in the park is not allowed.
Permits for the Trail Camps can be booked up to 6 months in advance. If you are looking to go on a weekend, then you'll want to start looking close to 6 months in advance. If you are open to going on the weekdays, then you will find it ...
Sky Campground via Sky Trail
Entering Point Reyes National Seashore from Bear Valley Road the Sky Trailhead is a 4.9 mile drive. Camping in Sky Camp requires a Camping Permit.
Once at the Sky Trailhead parking lot. The Sky Trailhead will be on the left side pulling in. The hike is not very strenuous and not all that long. Once at Sky Camp, There are views of the Pacific Ocean. Relax and play some card games at nigh...
Sky Trail Loop
Sky Trail in Point Reyes National Seashore is a dramatic, mostly single-track trail that runs along the main spine of the Inverness Ridge and across highest mountains in Point Reyes, looming above the Olema Valley and Highway 1 which mark the San Andreas Fault rift zone and the dividing line between the Pacific and North American plates. The trail takes you through several ecological zones incl...
Coast Campground via Laguna Trailhead
This campground is the closest you can get to staying overnight on Pt. Reyes coastline if you're backpacking in. Once you get there, enjoy the view!
The easiest way to get to the camp is from the slightly uphill hike along the Laguna Trail and the Firelane Trail. The trailhead for the Laguna Trail is just past the hostel.
Keep in mind that the Coast Trail does have issues during the rainy mon...
Hike the Laguna Trail & Coast Trail Loop
Leave your car on a side of the road. When navigating there, put "HI Hostel Point Reyes" in your navigation - you park literally on the other side of the road, opposite to the hostel. Go to the west and soon you'll find the start of Coast Trail with a tsunami warning sign.
During first 1.8 mile you'll descent only 80 ft. Then you'll find a little path leading to the beach. Be careful, it can be...
Explore the S.S. Point Reyes Shipwreck
Explore the shipwreck of the S.S. Point Reyes, perched on a sand bar off the shoreline of Tomales Bay. It is located in the small town of Inverness, just behind the grocery store. If you are driving North on Sir Francis Drake Blvd it will be on your right side. Parking is easy and you will see a small picnic area just footsteps away from the abandoned boat.This is a great little detour if you a...
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