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Post by hikerjer on Jan 18, 2017 17:41:51 GMT -8
Hoping to head to suthern Utah in a couple of weeks for some serious walking.
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toejam
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Post by toejam on Jan 19, 2017 9:23:34 GMT -8
Snow shoeing doesn't count?
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Post by davesenesac on Jan 19, 2017 9:46:44 GMT -8
Thanks for the info, davesenesac --I've only been to Henry Coe once or maybe twice, long long ago, for a trail run. Good to know about the dispersed camping from that TH; I always prefer to find my own campsite, far from other people. Share that camp siting attitude also. Additionally designated camp spots are usually located at functional places versus interesting or scenic spots.
snippet from the Coe park page:If you want to backpack into the park from one of the south entrances (Coyote Creek or Hunting Hollow), you must register and pay your park fees at Hunting Hollow before you set out. You can self-register at the entrance when it's not staffed. Policy of being able to leave a vehicle overnight at the Coyote Creek Trail head bridge has changed over years so one expecting to do so ought phone the state park for current policy. Given backpacking out of Hunting Hollow has double benefits of self registering at the trail head and freedom to camp anywhere beyond one mile, it allows groups to decide to do so at short notice depending on near weather forecasts that tend to be an issue during winter and spring seasons. And for groups with members entangled by usual personal life complexities, that can make planning easier. Despite such, it is an underutilized SF Bay Area parkland resource mostly because it is remote and there has always been little public advertisement. Since it is a far closer drive than any of our Sierra Nevada backpacking areas and many of its trails have significant vertical rises, it is a good choice for early season get in shape, thrash out gear issues trips.
David
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Post by ogg on Jan 19, 2017 18:57:57 GMT -8
Thanks for the info, davesenesac --I've only been to Henry Coe once or maybe twice, long long ago, for a trail run. Good to know about the dispersed camping from that TH; I always prefer to find my own campsite, far from other people. Share that camp siting attitude also. Additionally designated camp spots are usually located at functional places versus interesting or scenic spots.
snippet from the Coe park page:If you want to backpack into the park from one of the south entrances (Coyote Creek or Hunting Hollow), you must register and pay your park fees at Hunting Hollow before you set out. You can self-register at the entrance when it's not staffed. Policy of being able to leave a vehicle overnight at the Coyote Creek Trail head bridge has changed over years so one expecting to do so ought phone the state park for current policy. Given backpacking out of Hunting Hollow has double benefits of self registering at the trail head and freedom to camp anywhere beyond one mile, it allows groups to decide to do so at short notice depending on near weather forecasts that tend to be an issue during winter and spring seasons. And for groups with members entangled by usual personal life complexities, that can make planning easier. Despite such, it is an underutilized SF Bay Area parkland resource mostly because it is remote and there has always been little public advertisement. Since it is a far closer drive than any of our Sierra Nevada backpacking areas and many of its trails have significant vertical rises, it is a good choice for early season get in shape, thrash out gear issues trips.
DavidI've had at least two multi-day trips out of Hunting Hollow that I can recollect where I've seen not one human soul (aside from the parking lot.) Crossing Coyote Creek there after recent rain can be an issue.
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Post by almostthere on Jan 22, 2017 19:05:17 GMT -8
In fact, if you are a stronger hiker who can do more than 4-5 miles in a day, the designated camps in Henry Coe are very easy to avoid. The last couple of trips we've gone down to China Hole and shot up the Narrows -- once you are past the first horse camp it's dispersed camping. The vast majority of the park is dispersed camping -- it's a much bigger park than most people realize. You could backpack for a week without backtracking.
The biggest problem is usually water sources. This year that should not be an issue until midsummer when the park is too hot for hiking all day, anyway.
I only stay in designated campsites in Coe when I am taking newbies who can't manage the steady climbs multiple times per day.
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