GUALALA POINT PARK #1

Meet at the Hidden Parking Lot at 10:00 (on westside entrance just left after pulling past fee post.) Or park across the street and cross Hwy 1 if you do not have a pass. Hike to the bluff, go north, and then back to the Visitors Center, walking occasionally on the road, but mostly on trails. After a brief stop on the benches to look at the view of the river, we will take the trail down to the river and under the highway to the campground. From there we will walk through the forest, search for leopard lilies and walk down to the Gualala River for lunch. After lunch we will walk back to the cars via the road to the campground. 

Leaders: Mary Sue Ittner and Bob Rutemoeller

photo credit: Mary Sue, Bob, & Laura

GUALALA REGIONAL PARK NORTH SEA RANCH LOOP

 

Start at Hidden Parking Lot at 10:00 (on westside entrance just left after pulling past fee post.)  There is a fee per car. (Or park across the street and cross Hwy 1 if you do not have a pass.) Cross the highway and pick up the Badger Trail. Take the Badger Trail and hike the Pomo Hillside Trail to Deer Trail. Turn left (post 147) and walk along the road, turning right on Halcyon and crossing the highway. Turn right on Leeward, left on Fish Rock, taking the trail through the hedge row to the Bluff Trail. Walk along the trail until you pass post 70. Take trail off to right to 70A and Sea Lion. Walk to the end of the road, turn left and walk along Leeward Road to the end, entering the trail at post 76A. Connect to the Bluff Trail again and then walk to the park taking the first right back to the Visitor’s Center and back to the Hidden Parking lot. Optional lunch at the picnic tables at the end.  

Leader: Stephen O’Leary

photo credit: Stephen 

 

MANCHESTER STATE BEACH

 

Meet at 9:50 at the pullout for the Gualala business directory and at Anchor Bay (west side of Hwy 1) at 10:05. The hike will begin at the Manchester State Beach Parking Lot (end of Kinney Road, just north of Manchester village) at 10:30. We will walk south  passing the AT&T Undersea Cable Station, to access a large field of wildflowers adjacent to Brush Creek where it flows into the ocean. After exploring the creek and estuary area we will hike back north on the same route to the cars to pick-up our lunches from the car.  We will then head north along the dunes to the beach for lunch  before returning to our cars. Note: If it is to windy and cold on the beach for eating, we will return to the picnic tables by where the cars are parked for lunch instead
Leaders: Susan Levenson-Palmer and Gary Levenson-Palmer

photo credit: Beth & Dona

LEEWARD ROAD - BLUFF TRAIL

 

Carpool at pullout for Gualala business directory just north of bridge at 10:20 and at the Del Mar Center at 10:30. Hang tags needed for non Sea Ranchers. Walk south on Leeward Road until it intersects Sea Pine Reach, accessing the meadow trail at Post 43B. Turn right on Pacific Reach and walk until you intersect the Public Access trail to Shell Beach. Turn right on the Bluff Top Trail and follow it to Walk On Beach for lunch. Follow bluff  back until you get to post 49 where you take the "Portal Babbling Brook" connector to Tide Pool, Sea Drift and Leeward to the Del Mar Center. 

Leader: Laura Bridge

 

photo credit: Laura B