POINT REYES
COAST TRAIL
March 22, 2007

Trail Description: The Coast Trail is along an easy fire road that meanders alongside a lush creek for about a mile before entering a wide level lake area of dense forest and rich marsh habitat just before the coast. From here the fire road turns south for about another mile.  The wildflowers were abundant alongside the first part of the trail and almost prolific near the ocean. As it was such a beautiful day, we strolled  the beach to the trail end, about another mile, and then came back inland along the fire road instead of traversing the steeper inland trail back.

Trail Location: From Bear Valley road, go down Limatour Road about 6.5 miles and turn when you see the Clem Miller Environmental Center sign. The trail head is on the right about a 100 yards after making the turn.   See trail map.

Plants in bloom:
Blackberry (Rubus sp.)
Blue Eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium bellum)
Blue Pimpernel (Anagallis arvensis)
California Buttercup (Ranunculus californicus)
California Poppy ( Eschscholzia californica)
Ceanothus (Ceanothus sp.)
Cow Parsnip ( Heracleum lanatum)
Douglas Iris (Iris douglasiana)
Elderberry ( Sambucus racemosa)
Fiddleneck (Amsinckia spectabilis)
Flax (Linum bienne)–non native
Grass Crocus (Romulea rosea)-non native
Lotus (Lotus formosissimus)
Monkey Flower (Mimulus guttatus)
Osoberry ( Oemleria cerasiformis)
Paintbrush (Castilleja sp.)
Pussy ears ( Calochortus tolmiei)
Red Flowering Currant (Ribes sanquineum)
Salmonberry (Rubus spectabilis)
Scarlet Pimpernel (Anagallis arvensis)
Sun cups ( Camissonia ovata)
Twinberry ( Lonicera involucrata)
Vetch (Vicia sativa)
White Fritillary ( Fritillaria lilacea)
Wild Cucumber ( Marah fabaceus)
Wild Strawberry (Fragaria chiloensis)