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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 Aug 3: Fog, high 65°F / low 53° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:19 PM

Transit-accessible: Shoreline Highway & Calle del Mar stop 685 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Willow Camp Fire Road, heading N.
  2. 1.7 miReach Willow Camp Fire Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 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

FogTemperature 65°F53°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV8Humidity90%
Hourly temperature
65°50°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:19 PM
Tue 57°53°
Wed 65°54°
Thu 72°54°
Fri 75°52°
Sat 75°52°
Sun 68°52°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~39 min). Leave by 7:19 PM for the 8:19 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Shoreline Highway & Calle del Mar stop 685 m from the trailhead

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