Las Trampas Regional Wilderness
- Las Trampas Regional Wilderness
Las Trampas Regional Wilderness is a 5,342-acre regional park located in Alameda and Contra Costa counties in Northern California. It is part of the East Bay Regional Park District. It consists of two long, hilly ridges flanking a narrow valley which contains a horse stable and visitor parking. Some of the hiking trails include steep sections; they can involve as much as 900 feet of elevation change. The park has been described as "the tough guy of the East Bay Regional Park District." [ [http://www.bahiker.com/eastbayhikes/lastrampas.html Bay Area Hiker. "Las Trampas Regional Wilderness"] ]
Bicycles are allowed on half of the trails; equestrians and hikers on all of the trails. Dogs are allowed. Cows, calves, steers and an occasional free-ranging bull can be encountered on the trails. Deer can be seen from time to time.
by single-lane road. The eastern section of the park also contains several secluded waterfalls, most of which are difficult to reach. [ [http://www.danvilleweekly.com/story.php?story_id=4038 Danville Weekly Danville Weekly: Into the forest (January 25, 2008) ] ]
The western portion of Las Trampas is a sensitive EBMUD watershed and is closed to hiking except by permit.
References
External links
* [http://www.ebparks.org/parks/las_trampas Las Trampas Regional Wilderness official web page]
* [http://www.ebparks.org/files/EBRPD_files/brochure/las_trampas_map.pdf Topographic trail map of Las Trampas Regional Wilderness]
* [http://jameskew.blogspot.com/2004/12/las-trampas-regional-wilderness.html James Kew: resident alien. "Las Trampas Regional Wilderness"]
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