Fall colors Hike to Big Sycamore Canyon

Saturday, November 5-Nov 5 - Hike to Big Sycamore Cyn. This http://photos2.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/d/9/9/6/event_62755702.jpeghike will be a fast-paced 10 mile loop, with aproximately 1200 ft gain, through Serrano and Big Sycamore Cyns. Big Sycamore Cyn was listed in the Sept issue ofhttp://photos1.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/d/a/8/6/event_62755942.jpeg Sunset magazine as one of the 10 best places in the western US to see fall colors in Oct and Nov. Monarch Butterflies are also present in a grove of trees here during this time. Bring lunch, snacks, and water. Also, there is quite a bit of poison oak in Serrano Cyn, so long pants are recommended. The trail is part of Pt Mugu State Park, and there is a day use fee of $12 for parking, unless you choose to park along PCH, and walkhttp://photos2.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/d/c/8/e/event_62756462.jpeg into the park. Also, as it is a State Park, dogs are prohibited.

To carpool, meet the leader at Towsley Cyn at 6:30 for a 6:45 AM departure. Otherwise, to meet at the trailhead, plan to meet the leader in the day use parking area of Sycamore Canyon Campground at 8AM. To drive to the trailhead directly, drive up the coast north on PCH from Malibu to Big Sycamore Canyon campground, or from the north, take the 101 Fwy to Camarillo.http://photos3.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/d/d/5/6/event_62756662.jpeg Exit S. Las Posas Rd (near the outlet stores). Follow Las Posas Rd to PCH. Go South on PCH. Pass Pt Mugu Rock and continue for apx 4 miles and turn left onto the road to Sycamore Canyon Campground (Thornhille Broome State Beach is on the right, and Google shows this turn as Big Sycamore Canyon Rd). Go past the entrance booth, and turn left immediately to find the day use parking area. If you start driving through the campground, you have gone too far. Leader – Nikki RATED: STRENUOUS