Samuel P. Taylor State Park - BRT photos. Hiking along Lagunitas Creek and then up Mount Barnabe.

Samuel P. Taylor State Park is east of Point Reyes National Seashore in Marin County. Those who stop to explore it will find that the state park has a lot to recommend it. At low elevations along Lagunitas Creek the park features camping, redwood groves and a winter spawning run of Coho Salmon. Hiking trails continue up the flanks of Mount Barnabe through a beautiful Douglas Fir forest carpeted with abundant ferns. The views from the top of Mount Barnabe are quite spectacular.

Driving Directions and Hiking Trail Map

• Samuel P. Taylor State Park in California - MapQuest
• Samuel P. Taylor State Park Brochure with trails map - California State Parks

Trails and Hiking Trip Reports

• Bay Area Hiker: Samuel P. Taylor State Park
• Barnabe Peak, Samuel P. Taylor State Park, Marin County - Ed Batista
• Samuel P. Taylor State Park hiking - BRT Insights
• Hiking and Biking in Samuel P. Taylor State Park - Mill Valley Patch
• Samuel P Taylor State Park - gurmeet.net
• Samuel P Taylor State Park hiking trip - EveryTrail
• Cole's trail tales - Devil's Gulch , Stairstep Falls - SP Taylor St Pk
• Samuel P. Taylor State Park - redwoodhikes
• Wildflower trails of SF Bay Area - Samuel P. Taylor State Park
• Samuel Taylor State Park - sfboater
• Bay Area Ridge Trail - GGNRA and SP Taylor State Park
• Mt. Barnabe Fire Lookout

Coho Salmon Spawning in Lagunitas Creek & San Geronimo Creek​

Coho salmon mating pair in San Geronimo Creek, a tributary of Lagunitas Creek. Picture by P Bouley.

• California Coho Salmon In Dire Straits - Bay Nature 23dec2010
• Coho Salmon in West Marin - Bay Nature. "The largest remaining run of Central California coho is found in the Bay Area, in Marin County's Lagunitas watershed."
• Salmon Protection And Watershed Network. "SPAWN, the Salmon Protection And Watershed Network works to protect (the) endangered salmon in the Lagunitas Watershed and the environment on which we all depend."
• Coho Salmon Winter Spawning Run in Lagunitas Creek - BRT Insights.
• Salmon spawning in San Geronimo Creek - video by Brad Lakritz 2007
• Wilderness Arts and Literacy Collaborative - salmon poetry at SP Taylor State Park
• Coho Salmon Crisis in the Central California Coast ESU - EcoViz Wiki 2010.
• Very large decline in Marin coho salmon - fishbio.com 2011.
• Coho salmon spawning in San Geronimo Creek video - 23dec2009.
• Marin County - Fishery Network of the Central California Coastal Counties.

Conservation

• Marin Conservation League - Samuel P. Taylor State Park.

Photos and Videos

• Samuel P. Taylor State Park - Google Images Search
• Samuel P. Taylor State Park - Google Videos Search
• Photo VR Scenes in Samuel P. Taylor State Park - Erik Goetze

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