Join co-leaders Ken and Dee Himes on an early spring outing at San Ped ro Valley County Park. We expect to see some early blooms: Montara manzanit a (Arctostaphylos montaraensis), pink-flowering currant (Ribes sanguineum g lutinosum), fetid adder’s tongue (Scoliopus bigelovii), Oregon windflower ( Anemone oregana) and others.
The trip will be a moderate 4-5 mile loo p hike through coastal scrub and chaparral plus some riparian woodland. It will include an elevation gain and loss of about 600 feet and is expected t o last until 4pm. For more information contact at Dee at This email address is being protected from s pambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or Ken at (650) 5 91-8560.
Directions: The Park is located at 600 Oddstad Blvd. in Pacifica. From the South Bay, take I-280 North then m erge onto Skyline Blvd./CA-35 via exit 41 toward Pacifica. After 3.5 mi. tu rn left onto Sharp Park Rd. down towards the coast. Follow the signs for Ca brillo Hwy./CA-1 South toward Santa Cruz. Go for 2.5 mi. then turn left at Linda Mar Blvd., go for 2 more miles to where the road ends at Oddstad. Tur n right and then immediately left into the park. The County Park day use fe e is $6 per vehicle, bring exact change.
We’ll meet at 10am in front of the Visitor Center. Bring water and a lunch, snacks. Very heavy rain can cels.