Presidio Nat’l Park has something for everyone.
Starting at 25th Ave. and round to the west edge of the Presidio, hadn’t done the approximately half-mile-long Lobos Creek Valley Trail in a while. Smells delightful; all the parks do these days. Saw a bunch of damselflies and more small lizards this time than ever seen before on a single hike, most scrambling into the bushes too fast for a foto (first two pix).
19 sand-covered old wood steps up to the shady, thick-sand Presidio forest from the Lobos Creek Valley Trail (pic 3) where I climbed offtrail, enjoying the trees (pic 4), up to Battery Caulfield Road. The old buildings on Battery Caulfield just above the Presidio Landmark Apartments are to be a preschool. A detour led to the Marine Cemetery Vista Overlook (103-ish steps, pic 5); down and around Mountain Lake.
… Don’t miss Baker Beach and the Sand Ladder, pic 6.
… Batteries to Bluffs Trail (duh-of course), 473 or so steps, pix 7 thru 18, west to east, and the Connector (208 steps: 19, 20, 21) up from Lincoln to Immigrant Point Overlook near Rob Hill Campground.
At Rob Hill Campground’s east edge, you can follow a short trail out to the back of the Fort Scott residences and linger awhile at the “hidden” Fort Scott Community Garden, pic 22, off Wisser Ct.
… Now in another part of the park, 36 steps to Inn of the Presidio at the Main Post: 23, 24.
Directly behind the Inn is the east trailhead for the Ecology Trail that winds around and up to come out at Inspiration Point Overlook, or down the trail or stairs to El Polin Spring with its birds, ponds, benches, picnic tables, and boardwalk: 25, 26, 27, 28.
... To be continued.
Starting at 25th Ave. and round to the west edge of the Presidio, hadn’t done the approximately half-mile-long Lobos Creek Valley Trail in a while. Smells delightful; all the parks do these days. Saw a bunch of damselflies and more small lizards this time than ever seen before on a single hike, most scrambling into the bushes too fast for a foto (first two pix).
19 sand-covered old wood steps up to the shady, thick-sand Presidio forest from the Lobos Creek Valley Trail (pic 3) where I climbed offtrail, enjoying the trees (pic 4), up to Battery Caulfield Road. The old buildings on Battery Caulfield just above the Presidio Landmark Apartments are to be a preschool. A detour led to the Marine Cemetery Vista Overlook (103-ish steps, pic 5); down and around Mountain Lake.
… Don’t miss Baker Beach and the Sand Ladder, pic 6.
… Batteries to Bluffs Trail (duh-of course), 473 or so steps, pix 7 thru 18, west to east, and the Connector (208 steps: 19, 20, 21) up from Lincoln to Immigrant Point Overlook near Rob Hill Campground.
At Rob Hill Campground’s east edge, you can follow a short trail out to the back of the Fort Scott residences and linger awhile at the “hidden” Fort Scott Community Garden, pic 22, off Wisser Ct.
… Now in another part of the park, 36 steps to Inn of the Presidio at the Main Post: 23, 24.
Directly behind the Inn is the east trailhead for the Ecology Trail that winds around and up to come out at Inspiration Point Overlook, or down the trail or stairs to El Polin Spring with its birds, ponds, benches, picnic tables, and boardwalk: 25, 26, 27, 28.
... To be continued.
1. Lobos Creek Valley Trail. Presidio Forest left.
2. Plenty of these little guys around
3. Into the forest from Lobos Creek Valley Trail
4. Presidio Forest between Lobos Creek Valley Trail and Battery Caulfield Rd.
5. "Home is the Sailor, Home from the Sea" plaque at Marine Cemetery Vista Overlook behind Presidio Landmark Apts.
6. Sand Ladder down to Baker Beach from Lincoln
7. Trailhead for Batteries to Bluffs starts with a sandy downhill trail at Lincoln. Battery Crosby left, center starts the stairway,
8. Up about 16 steps to Battery Crosby. Main Batteries to Bluffs Trail starts down.
9. Starting down the west side on the Batteries to Bluffs Trail
10. Westside Batteries to Bluffs
11. Looking back up
12. Down the west side
13. Continuing down the west side
14. Westside beautyspot
15. Midtrail bridgeview
16. Level below is the trail to Marshall's Beach
17. View Point
18. Bridgeview from View Point
19. Connector Trail down from Immigrant Point Overlook
20. Connector Trail down to Lincoln. Sand Ladder trailhead to left; Batteries to Bluffs to right.
21. Crosswalk across Lincoln from Connector Trail
22. This way to the Fort Scott Community Garden (Wisser Court)
23. Up to Main Post and Inn of the Presidio
24. Inn of the Presidio. Ecology Trail to left.
25. Accessible trail down to El Polin Spring from the east side
26. El Polin Spring
27. Ecology Trail
28. Ecology Trail to Inspiration Point Overlook off Arguello
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