Hiking the Coon Creek Trail Loop in MDO

San Luis Obispo
Durations- 3 hours (approx.)
Languages- English
Address- Bluff Trail, Los Osos, CA 93402, USA

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.

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  • Breakfast snacks, lunch and bottled water included

What To Expect

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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

Highlight

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
infant carriers for hiking required
2 Liters of hydration required
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

Include

Parking Fees
Snacks

Exclude

Lunch
Bottled water

Max group – 6

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