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Hiking the Coon Creek Trail Loop in MDO
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3 Hours
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English
Overview
On this tour, you will become apart of the natural ecosystem by learning it's history, soil, plants, and wildlife. Your guide has been a student of natural resources in San Luis Obispo for half of her life. She has taught plant identification courses at Cal Poly and lead botanical surveys in Golden Gate, Rocky Mountain, and Yosemite National Parks. Her passion for ecosystems is compelling and she will teach you natural history that you can take with you to your next hike no matter where you land.
50% of all proceeds go to a grant-writing company to support non-profit community farms and ecosystem restoration.
What's Included
Meeting And Pickup
Meeting point
Take Los Osos Valley Road through Los Osos and past the residential areas. Enter Montano de Oro State Park and drive to the end of the road. Find a spot at the parking lot and meet up at the trailhead on the Southeast corner of the parking lot.
Start time
09:30 AM
End Point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.
What To Expect
Montana de Oro State Park
We will hike up through chapparal communities with manzanita and ceanothus and see views of the ocean bluffs to the North. If visitors would like to learn plants, I will point out new plants as we encounter them. The loop trail summits over a view of the Coon Creek river Canyon. We will take the switchbacks down to the Coon Creek canyon and explore the riparian (creek) species. In some seasons there are thimbleberry and strawberry here! The Bishop pine forest on the south side is new, it burned about 20 years ago. We will take the creek trail back to the trailhead with the option to explore more of the park.
3 Hours • Admission Ticket Included
Additional Info
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- infant carriers for hiking required
- 2 Liters of hydration required
Operated by Lindsay Ringer
Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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