Blufftop Coastal Park/Half Moon Bay State Beach

Featured walk
Mile:
0.0: Begin walking north on either the paved or dirt trail heading north.
0.7: Half Moon Bay State Beach property. The trail bends right, crosses the entrance road, then runs parallel to the campground access road.
1.3: Junction with boardwalk, on the left, just before a bridge crosses Pilarcitos Creek. Turn left.
1.4: Junction with path through dunes. Turn left.
1.6: Dune path ends at the park's campfire ring. Turn right and descend to the beach, then turn south (left).
2.7: Turn left onto an ascending trail.
2.8: Back at the blufftop, a few steps from the parking lot.

Getting there:
From CA 1 in San Mateo County, about 0.8 mile south of the CA 92 junction, turn west onto Poplar. Drive west on Poplar about 0.6 mile, to the parking lot at the end of the road.

GPS Coordinates* for Trailhead:
Latitude 37°27'18.44"N
Longitude 122°26'37.76"W
(* based on Google Earth data, shown as degrees, minutes, seconds)


Read about this walk in more detail and view photos at http://www.bahiker.com/southbayhikes/halfmoon.html

© 2002 Jane Huber/Bay Area Hiker