Coastside Ranching

Coastside Ranching

Midpen guided activities are led by trained volunteer docent naturalists. All are welcome.

By Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District

Date and time

Saturday, June 21 · 9am - 1pm PDT

Location

La Honda Creek Preserve

5710 La Honda Road La Honda, CA 94020

About this event

Head out with Docent Naturalists Susan Dunn, Catherine Xun, and Minh Pham to follow the Harrington Creek Trail out and back, including the Folger Ranch Loop Trail if conditions permit. Along the way, you'll discover artifacts of historic ranching and observe Midpen's conservation grazing program in action. The high point of this vigorously-paced hike involves an 800-foot ascent to a viewpoint overlooking the Pacific Ocean stretching to the horizon. Bring a snack or lunch. Reservations are required and will be accepted on or after June 7 at 12:00 p.m. (Noon) and close June 20 at 2:00 p.m.

Where to Meet:

Meet at the Event Center Permit Parking Area. From CA-35/Skyline Boulevard, travel 9.2 miles on CA-84 W/La Honda Road. Turn left into Event Center (turnoff is 0.9 miles past Peek-A-Boo Lane on right). From CA-1, turn inland onto CA-84 E/La Honda Road/San Gregorio Road (signs for Redwood City). Follow for 5.7 miles. Make a sharp right into Event Center.

Organized by

Created in 1972, the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District is an independent special district that helps plants, animals and people thrive throughout the greater Santa Cruz Mountains region by preserving a connected greenbelt of more than 65,000 acres of public open space. These diverse and scenic landscapes, from bay wetlands to redwood forests and coastal grasslands, host an incredible diversity of life, making our region one of the world’s biodiversity hotspots.

Midpen’s purpose is to create a regional greenbelt of unspoiled public open space lands in order to permanently protect the area’s natural resources and to provide for public use and enjoyment. On the Coast, Midpen has an expanded mission to acquire and preserve agricultural land of regional significance, preserve rural character and encourage viable agricultural uses of land resources.

On Sale Jun 7 at 12:00 PM