Date Hiked: March 21, 2026
General Condition: Wilderness Freeway (Heavily used and/or well maintained)

Beautiful Saturday morning with warm temperatures on the ridges. The canyon was cool and beautiful. I saw a fish in the creek and lots of flowers. We climbed the Alvin trail which was in ...

Date Hiked: February 20, 2026
General Condition: Clear (no obstacles and tread well defined)

Doug, I was impressed to read your post about hiking to the peak in the snow!

The view of Cone and moreso Junipero Serra with substantial snow was rather impressive and a very rare beautiful scene indeed!

Date Hiked: February 22, 2026
General Condition: Passable (some brush and/or deadfalls, tread evident)

I hiked the entire trail up to snake rock and the trail is in rather good condition.
There are a few new downed logs that were too large for my saw, but easily stepped over. In general, the ...

Date Hiked: February 21, 2026
General Condition: Wilderness Freeway (Heavily used and/or well maintained)

I hike the trail up to Spruce Camp on a quiet early Saturday morning. The trail was in fantastic shape as always. I encountered a small blowdown which was blocking the trail approximately 1 ...

Date Hiked: January 21, 2026
General Condition: Passable (some brush and/or deadfalls, tread evident)

I took the last few miles of the North section of trail in a downhill direction from the Prewitt ridge trail to the highway. This section of trail was looking very nice last winter after some ...

Date Hiked: January 24, 2026
General Condition: Clear (no obstacles and tread well defined)

Parked in Limekiln SP and set out on an exploratory, reconnaissance mission up sea to sky route. I had no intention to reach Cone Peak, rather to see what the trail was like as I have never attempted this ...

I am curious about the status of the road. I am certain that it is closed to vehicle traffic but wonder it the slide is navigable.

I have never been to the top of Cone Peak and I want to bag the peak soon.

I think the hike up the road to the trail may be the easiest approach, but perhaps approach ...

Date Hiked: October 19, 2025
General Condition: Clear (no obstacles and tread well defined)

I completed a Boronda / DeAngulo loop on 10/19/25 - Up Boronda and down DeAngulo. The weather was fantastic and the views were epic. I was very impressed with the trail condition and would have to rate it ...

I am not certain of the official law, but I have parked overnight at Boronda in the past with no issues.

Same with Salmon Creek and Cruishank Trail in the South

Date Hiked: March 4, 2025
General Condition: Clear (no obstacles and tread well defined)

Hiked up the Prewitt trail from the North entrance (Prewitt Ridge gate)
Loaded with tools and enthusiasm. Worked the trail in several spots up to the junction of the use trail which accesses the ridge trail ...