TOMALES BAY PARK
JEPSON
TRAIL
May 31, 2007
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Trail Description:
This mile long trail meanders slowly through lush pine forests from
the road to Hearts Desire Beach with an elevation drop of about
500'. This is one of the most dense forest trails we have taken so far. Keep
an eye open and you will likely see nesting falcons. The hike in should take
an hour or two and there are picnic tables at both Hearts Desire and Indian
Beach...so bring a lunch and enjoy the view.
Trail Location:
From Sir Frances Drake going east,
bear right onto Pierce Road and the trailhead is on the right a mile up .
Watch for a good size turnout. A mossy sign indicates the trailhead.
Blooming Plants Not Pictured:
(NN= Non Native)
Beach Strawberry (Fragaria chiloensis)
Blue Eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium bellum)
California Blackberry (Rubus ursinus)
Candy Flower (Claytonia sibirica)
Ceanothus (Ceanothus sp.)
Chickweed (Stellaria media)
Coast Hedge Nettle (Stachys chamissonis)
Coast Wild Cucumber (Marah oreganus)
Cow Parsnip (Heracleum lanatum)
Douglas Iris (Iris douglasiana)
Forget Me Not (Myosotis latifolia)-NN
Fringe Cups (Tellima grandiflora)
Hazelnut (Corylus cornuta)
Hedge Nettle (Stachys ajugoides var. ridiga)
Hillside Pea (Lathyrus vestitus)
Morning Glory (Calystegia purpurata)
Rattlesnake Grass (Briza maxima)-NN
Salal (Gaultheria shallon)
Salmon Berry (Rubus spectabilis)
Sea Rocket (Cakile maritima)-NN
Small Fruited Sedge (Scirpus microcarpus)
Snake Root (Sanicula crassicaulis)
Sour Clover (Melilotus indica)
Ferns and Fern Allies:
Bracken Fern (Pteridium aquilinum)
Giant Chain Fern (Woodwardia fimbriata)
Horsetail (Equisetum sp.)
Sword Fern (Polystichum munitum)
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Trail head marker