Sierra Club Home Page

Lake Group
Sierra Club Redwood Chapter

  EXPLORE, ENJOY AND PROTECT THE PLANET
 
Home
Contact
News
Contact
 
 

Lake Group Outings:

Fri., July 11-Sun., July 13 Lost Coast Backpack Strenuous hike starting at King Crest Trail Head. Trail follows the mountain ridge to Kings Peak, then descents to the ocean 4000 ft below and along the shoreline for a total of 25.5 miles. Plenty of poison oak and rattlesnakes. Class S-25.5-D Reserve a spot no later than June 30th with Lars Crail, larscrail@mchsi.com.

Sat., Aug 9 (with Friends of Boggs Mountain) Boggs Mountain State Forest. A moderate educational hike on various trails on Boggs. Bring water and snack and wear sturdy hiking shoes. Class M-5-A. Meet at the covered kiosk in the main parking area at 9:00 am. The forest is located a couple of miles north of Cobb on Hwy 175. Leader Boone Lodge friendsofboggsmountain@earthlink.net

Sat., Aug 23 (with Friends of Boggs Mountain) Boggs Mountain State Forest. A moderate educational hike on various trails on Boggs. Bring water and snack and wear sturdy hiking shoes. Class M-4-A. Meet at the covered kiosk in the main parking area at 9:00 am. The forest is located a couple of miles north of Cobb on Hwy 175. Leader Boone Lodge friendsofboggsmountain@earthlink.net

Sun., Sep 7 (with Friends of Boggs Mountain) Boggs Mountain State Forest. An easy educational 1.7 mile hike on the interpretive trail on Boggs with a possible 3-mile extension for those interested. Bring water and snack and wear sturdy hiking shoes. Class E-2-A. Meet at the covered kiosk in the main parking area at 9:00 am. The forest is located a couple of miles north of Cobb on Hwy 175. Leader Boone Lodge friendsofboggsmountain@earthlink.net

Sat., Sep. 13 Table Rock on Mt. St. Helena. This is moderate hike to Table Rock from Robert Louis Stevenson Park. Enjoy spectacular views to the north and, from Table Rock, of the Napa Valley wine country. Class M-5-A. Meet at Perryıs Deli in south Middletown at 8 a.m. or in the east parking lot of RLS Park at 8:30 a.m. Reservation required. Leader Pete McGee. 942-1373

Sat., Sep. 20 (with Friends of Boggs Mountain) Boggs Mountain State Forest. A moderate educational hike on various trails on Boggs. Bring water and snack and wear sturdy hiking shoes. Class M-4-A. Meet at the covered kiosk in the main parking area at 9:00 am. The forest is located a couple of miles north of Cobb on Hwy 175. Leader Boone Lodge friendsofboggsmountain@earthlink.net

Sun., Sep. 21 Anderson Marsh McVicar Trail We will do an easy 4+ mile hike on the McVicar trail in the Anderson Marsh State Park. Depending on conditions of the trail, we will hike beyond the marked portion. Bring lunch and water. Class E-4-A Car pool 8:00 am at the Park & Ride on Hwy 29 and Live Oak Drive in Kelseyville or Anderson Marsh in Lower Lake at 8:30 am. Entrance fee. Reservation required. Leader Steve Devoto sdevoto@mchsi.com.

Sat., Oct. 4 (with Friends of Boggs Mountain) Boggs Mountain State Forest. An easy to moderate educational hike on various trails on Boggs. Bring water and snack and wear sturdy hiking shoes. Class M-3-A Meet at the covered kiosk in the main parking area at 9:00 am. The forest is located a couple of miles north of Cobb. Leader Boone Lodge Boone Lodge friendsofboggsmountain@earthlink.net

Sun., Oct 5, Highland Springs Reservoir. A moderate loop in Highland Springs County Park. Class M-5-A Meet 9:00 a.m. in picnic area at the end of Highland Springs Road south of Lakeport. Car pool 8:30 a.m. from Live Oak Drive park & ride lot in Kelseyville on Hwy 29. Reservation required. Leader Steve Devoto sdevoto@mchsi.com.

Sun., Oct 19 (with Friends of Boggs Mountain) Boggs Mountain State Forest. A moderate educational hike on various trails on Boggs. Bring water and snack and wear sturdy hiking shoes. Class M-4-A. Meet at the covered kiosk in the main parking area at 9:00 am. The forest is located a couple of miles north of Cobb. Leader Boone Lodge friendsofboggsmountain@earthlink.net

Help Wanted: Outing Leaders. No experience needed, just a love for brisk exercise in the out-of-doors. There are many good reasons to become an Outing leader, including an opportunity for autocracy: as leader you get to choose where to go, and when. Interested? Get in touch with Outing Chair Steve Devoto at 279-8308 or sdevoto@mchsi.com.

 

Comprehensive information on the local trail network, including links to all known online maps, can be found here


 



Other local hikes:

The Lake County Land Trust conducts guided Nature Walks at its Rodman Slough Preserve at 8AM every Saturday, weather permitting.

Also visit:

Lake County Visitors Guide

Redbud Audubon Society

Capay Valley Hiking Club

**********************************

McLaughlin Reserve hikes
To reserve (required) contact Cathy Koehler or Paul Aigner at 995-9005 or mclaughlin@ucdavis.edu

 

Clear Lake State Park guided walks

Docent-led walks will start from the Visitor Center at 8:30AM every second and fourth Sunday through August: no park entrance fee for participants in these events

 

     
[ HOME ] [CONTACT ]
[ Webmaster ]