Sharing the trail and staying on it

Shady Trail
The more inland segments of trail provide ample tree cover for relief from the Sun.
User: Austin Explorer - 4/4/2015

Location: China Camp State Park

Rating: 3stars
Difficulty: 2stars  Solitude: 2stars
Miles Hiked: 4.80 Miles  Elapsed Time: 2 hours, 39 minutes

Comments:

Coppertone and I stopped by to hike a bit after breakfast.  Discovered that there was a marathon being staged in the area, which forced us to park in a different location than planned.  Thankfully we were still able to get into the park and walk a few miles.

There were more mountain bikers than hikers on the trails.  If you are not comfortable around the occasional speed demon zooming by (most are not this way) then you might want to take this into consideration.

Saw a few folks walk right past offlimits signs to get to places they wanted to see regardless of the rules or the reasons behind them.

After the hike we walked around the remainder of the actual fishing camp that gives the park its name.



Log Photos
Shady Trail
Towards the shore
Lowlands
Highlands and Islands
China Camp
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