The Santa Cruz Mountains Trail Book

by Tom Taber

Rising just south of San Francisco, through San Mateo, Santa Cruz, and western Santa Clara counties, the Santa Cruz Mountains offer amazing scenery and outdoor recreation opportunities for Bay Area residents and visitors. This compact, detailed reference guides hikers, bikers, bird watchers, naturalists, and other outdoor enthusiasts through redwood canyons, conifer and oak woodlands, along the rugged Pacific coast, and to breathtaking summit views of the Bay Area and beyond. Each chapter includes an overview of the park or preserve with directions on how to reach it; detailed trail maps; and descriptions of trail conditions, ecology, topography, geology, history, and points of interest. At the beginning of the book, a map illustrates all the public lands in the mountains, and a separate chapter lists each unit of public land alphabetically. Special sections highlight noteworthy features, including poison oak, acorn woodpeckers, logging history, interesting characters, banana slugs, the best places for dog walking, and more.

Genres: Reference

248 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1976

Reviews

[Tammy · Rating 5 out of 5]

When I need a break, I reach for my very favorite of hiking guides for the Bay area. I have discovered dozens of trails through forests, woodlands, grasslands and cannot wait to discover more! Among my favorites: San Gregorio and Pebble Beach on Highway 1, James Fizgerald Marine Reserve near Moss Beach, Big Basin, Ano Nuevo, I could go on!

[Pamela · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great Reference of all the trails in the area. Glad I purchased this book so I can keep it with post it notes on several different pages