Cotoni-Coast Dairies National Monument

Very Special Treat!! Julie has arranged for us to hike at this new National Monument before it officially opens to the public. (Julie works for Sempervirens Fund, which led the campaign to designate the land a National Monument. You can read more about it here Cotoni-Coast Dairies. While no donation to Sempervirens is required to attend this hike, if you are not already a supporter, consider making one, they are a great organization!)

The hike will be about 7.5 miles and 1,000 feet of elevation from the parking lot to the 1st terrace along a serpentine trail that travels along the terrace, drops down into the redwoods and covers part of the upper redwood loop.

NOTE: There are no bathroom facilities at the trailhead. The nearest toilets are at Davenport Landing and Whale City Bakery, both in Davenport.

Meet at the Monument parking lot at Cement Plant Road and Warnell Truck Trail in Davenport. Park inside the gate or alongside the road. Please do NOT block the gate.

Driving Directions from Santa Cruz: Take CA-1/N. Mission towards Davenport. Turn right on Cement Plant Road off CA-1. The parking lot is within a gate and you will also see the Warnell Truck Trail from the road. If you find yourself near 1st, 2nd or 3rd Avenue, you are about a third of a mile south of the meeting location. Google coordinates are 37.02180, -122.2082. DON'T use the address the meetup map randomly assigned to this location, it doesn't have an address for mapping purposes.