Willow Camp Fire Road is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Mount Tamalpais State Park near Stinson Beach, CA. It climbs 1,481 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi341 – 1,844 ft · steepest grade: 27%3.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Willow Camp Fire Road 37.90442, -122.64218
Nearest town Stinson Beach, CA
Directions
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Willow Camp Fire Road
3.5 mi · ▲ 1,481 ft · 1 hr 54 min
Elevation 340–1,844 ft
Out & Back · Mount Tamalpais State Park
Trailhead: Willow Camp Fire Road · 37.90442, -122.64218
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
Transit-accessible: Shoreline Highway & Calle del Mar stop 685 m from the trailhead
- Start on Willow Camp Fire Road, heading N.
- 1.7 miReach Willow Camp Fire Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.7 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
100% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:12 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:52 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:12 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:39 PM.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Shoreline Highway & Calle del Mar stop 685 m from the trailhead
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