Sugarloaf Ridge State Park Photos

Coppertone and Roger on the trail as we double back towards our trailhead. (Photo by Austin Explorer)

If you look closely, you can see buildings near where we started off in the distance. (Photo by Austin Explorer)

We enjoyed this view while resting and having a snack before heading back down the trail. (Photo by Austin Explorer)

Coppertone and Roger look off into the distance to see where we started off the hike. (Photo by Austin Explorer)

The Milkmaid wildflowers even dominated in the lower elevations along Lower Bald Mountain Trail. (Photo by Austin Explorer)

This brave lizard held his ground on a rock to ensure his prime, sunny spot for warmth. (Photo by Austin Explorer)

The wildflowers on the slope of Bald Mountain lived up to our expectations. (Photo by Austin Explorer)

Poppies and Lupine were among the flowers on Bald Mountain, even if overpowered by the white Milkmaids. (Photo by Austin Explorer)

Coppertone pauses to take in the view of the wildflowers on Bald Mountain. (Photo by Austin Explorer)

The wildflower covered southern slope of Bald Mountain as seen from the Gray Pine Trail. (Photo by Austin Explorer)

Looking back over the Gray Pine Trail. Plenty of recent fire damage but the park keeps coming back. (Photo by Austin Explorer)

Headed back downhill towards the main park entrance gate. (Photo by Austin Explorer)

The view from the top of Stern Trail looks through Adobe Canyon into Sonoma Valley. (Photo by Austin Explorer)

The surface of the Creekside Nature Trail was very well done and should be ADA compliant. (Photo by Austin Explorer)

A view across the park from the Hillside Trail. (Photo by Austin Explorer)

The last sloping descent back to our starting point. (Photo by Austin Explorer)

Looking back at Indian Rock. (Photo by Austin Explorer)

We only spotted a couple of people hiking on the trail other than us. Here they come. (Photo by Austin Explorer)

A vineyard resides on the opposite side of the canyon from Vista View. (Photo by Austin Explorer)

From Vista View, it's possible to spot the buildings and parking area near our starting point. (Photo by Austin Explorer)

The scene at Vista View is spectacular. Here, layers of peaks can be spotted in the distance. But there is an almost 360 degree panorama. (Photo by Austin Explorer)

Grasses, now yellow this time of year, dominate the slopes along this section of trail. (Photo by Austin Explorer)

About half way through Vista Trail the canopy opens up. (Photo by Austin Explorer)

A break in the tree cover provides a glimpse of numerous peaks stacked up in the distance. (Photo by Austin Explorer)