What we’re about
The Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter serves San Benito, San Mateo & Santa Clara Counties, California.
Our Chapter offers hikes and outdoor recreation for people of all ages. Please see our other MeetUp groups for specific recreation groups: hiking, paddling, ski touring, peak climbing, SierraSingles, Singleaires. For the most complete list, see our Chapter Calendar at http://www.sierraclub.org/loma-prieta/calen...
This MeetUp group is primarily for our activities that advocate for policies to protect our natural environment, support environmental candidates for public office, and provide opportunities for people who want to develop leadership skills to give back to the community and help the environment. For a more complete list of ways you can become involved, see our Chapter website at http://www.sierraclub.org/loma-prieta and check-out Who We Are and What We Do.
Upcoming events (3)
See all- BMHS Stevens Creek CP & Fremont Older OSP Wildflower HikeStevens Creek County Park, Cupertino , CA
Event Organizers:
Sharon Chuang, sharonsierra@gmail.com
Diana Hall, dianahall39@yahoo.com(8 miles, 1350ft)
We will hike at a modest pace for a loop hike along Stevens Creek Reservoir, then up to Fremont Older with views of South Bay. There is a wide variety of native wildflowers abundant here in the springtime
This is a back country hike. Please complete your medical form and carry with you (hikers will be asked to confirm this with the leader)
Parking: $6/car. Fees are collected via a credit card only pay machine, located at the first parking lot as you first enter the park.
Meet 9:15 AM at the parking lot further in with restroom (37.303407, -122.074753)
Signup Instructions:
- Signup for this hike via Sierra Club site ONLY (this Meetup site is for people to coordinate carpool amongst themselves only. Carpool transportation is at the sole risk of the participants.)
- Please provide emergency contact name and phone number as well as your email and phone contact information when you signup.
- Complete, print and bring with you the required medical form for this backcountry outing. You will show the leader that the form has been completed and then you will stow it in your own first aid kit with your privacy respected. In the event of a medical emergency, the form will be given to first responders, so include information that they should be aware of when providing you with emergency medical treatment.
Join our email list: If you would like to be on our email list to receive our hike announcement and cancellation notice, please sign up here,
Level: Moderate(2B)
Bring: medical form, a sit upon for lunch, sturdy hiking boots/shoes, 2L water, layered clothing, snacks, lunch, sun protection, basic first aid kit, hiking poles (optional)
Cancellation Policy: steady rain/82+F - Black Mountain Hiking Section - Henry W Coe State Park Hike and PicnicHenry Coe Park-Hunting Hollow Entrance-GILROY, Gilroy, CA
Level: Strenuous (3C) 10.3 mi, 2000 ft gain
Leader: Kimberly Sandstrom OutingsBMHS@gmail.com
Meet: Enter at the Hunting Hollow Entrance (4826 Gilroy Hot Springs Road, Gilroy CA 95020, GPS: 37.0762, -121.4671) Bring cash or check $6/5 senior and pay the day use fee, using provided envelopes and iron ranger. Outhouses available, but no water.
Description: Our large loop trek will begin on Hunting Hollow Road with about a half dozen creek crossings that may require rock hopping, or may be dry. We will gain most of our elevation on long, steep ascents up Lyman Willson Ridge Trail. Bowl Trail will provide a mostly level path to Willson Camp where we will see remnants of a cabin and outbuildings. Also at Willson Camp a shaded picnic table makes a nice snack break spot, plus there is a vault toilet. We’ll have a short, not-so-steep ascent again on Steer Ridge Road, and if the weather is clear, we’ll see Monterey Bay to our west and the snowy Sierra Nevada crest to our east. Spectacular! We will visit Wilson Peak, have lunch (seating on ground only) and continue along to Jim Donnelly Trail, which will provide us switchbacks down to the trailhead with no long, steep descents. After the hike, we will make use of the picnic area where we parked to enjoy refreshments. Bring place setting for yourself and food or drink to share.
Natural History: Henry W Coe State Park is the largest state park in Northern California, preserving 87,000 acres of mostly undeveloped habitat in the Diablo Mountain Range and offering abundant recreational opportunities. See more history at The Pine Ridge Association’s excellent website where you can learn about everything related to the Park, including plants, animals, trail conditions, water resources, maps, events and more. Poison oak, ticks and rattlesnakes make their homes in the park, so learn to identify them and steer clear of them.
Wear/bring: sturdy hiking boots/shoes, 2L water, layered clothing, snacks, lunch, sun protection, basic first aid kit, hiking poles (optional), potluck food/drink to share at post-hike picnic and place setting for yourself.
Signup Instructions:
- Signup for this hike via Sierra Club site ONLY (this Meetup site is for people to coordinate carpool amongst themselves only. Carpool transportation is at the sole risk of the participants.)
- Please provide emergency contact name and phone number as well as your email and phone contact information when you signup.
- Complete, print and bring with you the required medical form for this backcountry outing. You will show me that the form has been completed and then you will stow it in your own first aid kit. In the event of a medical emergency, the form will be given to first responders, so include information that they should be aware of when providing you with emergency medical treatment.
Love our preserved, natural spaces? Why not join the Sierra Club? Conservation, protection and restoration projects can always benefit from greater support and you can help.
Join our email list: If you would like to be on our email list to receive our hike announcement and cancellation notice, please sign up here.
Sierra Club guide for our hike outings: Neither vaccinations nor masks are required. But if you are experiencing any COVID symptoms, are sick, or have recently tested positive for COVID do not hike with us on this day. Every participant is responsible for reporting these conditions to the leader if symptoms develop after the hike. We will then notify the other participants.Cancellation conditions: steady rain; forecast temp > 85F; AQI > 100
