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Sequoia Audubon Trail Information
The Pescadero Marsh is full of life and this trail winds right through the middle of it.
Watch for:
Migrating butterflies, great egrets and endangered California red-legged frogs.
Hiking Details for Sequoia Audubon Trail
Distance: 1.5 miles round trip
Elevation change: 65 feet
Hiking time: Less than an hour
Trail surface: Uneven, dirt trail
Best Season: Fall
Managing agency: Coastside State Parks Association
Parking lot location: Click here for directions
Overview: The Pescadero Marsh is the largest coastal wetland between San Francisco and Monterey counties and this trail takes you right through the middle of it. With more than 200 bird species, including a rookery of nesting egrets, herons, and cormorants, it is a birder’s paradise. Be sure to bring your binoculars.
From the parking lot west of Highway 1, head east on the Sequoia Audubon Trail out and back for a gentle stroll. The fog can be thick in the summer months on this stretch of coastline and the weather tends to be best in the fall.
The Audubon Society’s local chapter donated to help protect and maintain the marsh as a bird sanctuary. Pescadero Creek is also home to endangered steelhead and Coho salmon, which run up the creek in the winter months when the water levels rise.
Sequoia Audubon Trail Photo Gallery
More About Pescadero Marsh Natural Preserve
POST has been working to protect and restore the Pescadero Creek watershed since the mid-1980s. As one of the largest watersheds on the San Mateo Coast, it plays a significant role in supporting the ecological health of the region. This trail takes you through the mouth of this creek, the terminus of this large natural system.
