Skyline Gate Staging Area

This is such a great park!
There are Tons of trails and some are nice and shaded and relatively flat, while others are single track and steeper.
There is a huge off leash dog area which is great for our 4 legged friends!
It was a bit dusty and some bikers go fast, so stay on the hike only trails if you want to be clear of the bikers

This was a goood hike. Several options for length and loops. Down in the trees, a bit cooler. Or up a bit warmer. The trail is mostly very wide and relatively smoothed out dirt. They have working bathrooms at this place where you park and maybe 20-25 parking spots. Hike on!!!

Staging area for many different hikes in and around the Reinhardt Redwood Forest. Today we did the Stream, Mill, and French Trail Loop, a 5-mile moderately strenuous up and downer that goes right into the middle of the forest. There are signs but downloading the All Trails map made it easier to follow the path.

Perfect view of the bay once you drive up and on the way to this staging area parking. We took Stream trail from the skyline gate staging area and it is a moderate level trail with beautiful redwoods and eucalyptus trees throughout. There are some steep inclines but not that bad if you are in a good shape. Only thing I didn’t like about this trail is that this park has few trails with dogs off the leash areas but on the trails where the notice says dogs on leash, people still had their dogs off the leash.

Ave Maria! Amazing, it is peaceful and quiet. Don't go by yourself special if you don't know the area because we saw only two couples in our entire hike. My group and I had the park pretty much to ourselves but it is huge. The trees are gorgeous 😍 bring water and snacks because it is a long hike. Dress in layers even if it is 120 at the parking lot because the temperature drops to approximately 50's once you are deep in the park. Be aware of mountain loins/bobcats, coyotes, ect. Enjoy the peace that the place gives you. Please don't leave garbage or graphite on trees or rocks be respectful of mother nature.