Proceed 3 miles, through the town of New Almaden. Pull into the Almaden Quicksilver County Park parking lot on the right, just after leaving town. Discover this little known parkland in Santa Cruz County. We will be hiking through redwood, knobcone pine, and chaparral communities. The trail is about 4 miles round trip with 1000 ft. elevation gain.
Some parts are slippery, rocky, and have tree obstacles.
Limit 20 people. Trailhead is 1.2 miles down, to the left of the H-P gate. Parking will be on pullouts on the sides of the road. Toni Corelli will lead a walk in the coastal scrub and marsh communities. Meet in the Pescadero Beach parking lot just south of the Pescadero Creek Bridge.