This weekend we took a trip to Henry Coe State park and hiked about 11 mi round trip. We started from the park HQ, and met a very helpful park ranger who helped us plan our trip to China Hole and back.
We took the Corral Trail out of HQ, down Springs Trail, to Manzanita Point Rd. After passing the campgrounds near Bass Lake, we headed down Madrone Soda Spring Trail to the poison oak infested Mile Trail. The Mile Trail was actually lots of fun because we had to keep crossing the stream we were walking by (very happy to have waterproof boots!), and then we made it to China Hole.
We stopped for lunch, then were suddenly surrounded by a huge group of kids from Inner City Outings who were returning from a backpacking trip. They definitely seem to be having a great time in the outdoors. After taking a little wade through the water and skipping some rocks, we headed back along China Hole Trail, then finally to the Forest Trail back to the car. All in all a really great hike that we'd like to do again (maybe mixed with some backpacking).
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