Castle Rock Hike

July 5th, 2006

Location: 13 miles past Page Mill on Skyline (right side), takes about 45 minutes to get there.

Beautiful 5 mile round trip up to the campground, slight hills. Would be a nice place to backpack. Fresh water at campground.

Black Mountain Hike

May 27th, 2006

Location: Turn left on Page Mill from Skyline, go 1.7 miles. Takes about 35 minutes to get there.

6 mile round trip hike starting on the east side of the mountain to the campground and rock outcroppings at the top. Beautiful chapparal and oak forests in May with a view of the bay area. Camping here isn’t very appealing. Go down on the west side of the mountain above the San Andreas fault.