Upper Quarry–Camper Park, 4 sights is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Seep Zone Natural Reserve near Rincon, CA. The route reaches Upper Quarry at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 426 ft. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi673 – 1,122 ft4.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 37.01626, -122.07717
Nearest town Rincon, CA
Directions
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Upper Quarry–Camper Park, 4 sights
4.5 mi · ▲ 426 ft · 1 hr 43 min
Elevation 672–1,122 ft
Out & Back · Seep Zone Natural Reserve
Trailhead: 37.01626, -122.07717
Weather Sep 20: Fog, high 71°F / low 50° · precip 1% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:55 AM · sunset 7:10 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Transit-accessible: 2519 Empire Grade stop 559 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Mailboxes, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Chinquapin Road, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Camper Park, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Red Hill Road, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Spring Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Across Campus, heading S.
- 300 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto LMC Path, heading S.
- 250 ftReach Upper Quarry, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Across Campus, heading N.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Spring Road, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Red Hill Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Camper Park, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Chinquapin Road, heading NW.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Mailboxes, heading W.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
50% gravel33% dirt17% unspecified
Weather
FogTemperature 71°F50°
Precip1%Wind6 mphUV5Humidity71%
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 6:55 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:10 PM
Mon
66°49°
Tue
79°51°
Wed
87°51°
Thu
85°53°
Fri
86°53°
Sat
81°53°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 6:26 PM for the 7:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Transit-accessible: 2519 Empire Grade stop 559 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Barking Dogs–Chinquapin Road, 5 sights 10.6 mi · ▲ 1,873 ft
- Horse Trough Spring–Chuck Beebe Scenic Bench, 10 sights 10 mi · ▲ 1,024 ft
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