Campground Trail & Valley Oak Trail via Coyote Ridge Trail is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Coyote Lake - Harvey Bear Ranch County Park near Rucker, CA. It climbs 296 ft. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Campground Trail & Valley Oak Trail via Coyote Ridge Trail
3.3 mi · ▲ 296 ft · 1 hr 15 min
Elevation 812–1,097 ft
Out & Back · Coyote Lake - Harvey Bear Ranch County Park
Trailhead: Campground Trail · 37.08042, -121.53145
Weather Aug 4: Fog, high 83°F / low 54° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:14 AM · sunset 8:12 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Campground Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Valley Oak Trail, heading N.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Coyote Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miReach Campground Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Campground Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 7:26 PM for the 8:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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