Fire Lane Trail

Trail length: 2.3 miles (segment connecting Sky Trail and Laguna Trail)
Terrain: forest, coastal scrub
Restroom? No
Parking: Sky Trail or Laguna Trail
Kid friendly?
Dates visited: 10/16/16, 8/15/17, 6/21/20
Favorite plants on this trail: Common Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii)
Favorite spots:

  1. Weaving through the misty firs when it's foggy, which is most mornings.

  2. Climbing to the top of hills in the coastal scrub area and taking in the panoramic views of the surrounding forests and hillsides.

Fire Lane Trail passes through shady fir and bay forest at the end closest to the Sky Trail to exposed coastal scrub at the Laguna Trailhead end. You’ll be treated to views of the surrounding hills and forests in the distance. From the Sky Trailhead on Limantour Road, you'll ascend gradually for almost a mile on a gravel road to the Fire Lane Trail. Starting at the Laguna Trailhead, it’s a 0.8 mile hike to Fire Lane Trail.

You can make a six-mile loop by starting at the Laguna Trailhead and follow it the Bay View Trail. Take the Bay View Trail to the Sky Trailhead. You’ll have to walk through the small parking area at the Sky Trailhead. Hike uphill on the gravel road Sky Trail to the Fire Lane Trail. Take a right at the Fire Lane Trail and follow it the Laguna Trail. Take a right and hike a short distance back to the Laguna Trailhead. Get details

Volunteer Opportunity: PRNSA Field Institute

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The Point Reyes National Seashore Association needs assistants for their Field Institute classes. You will spend a day training with PRNSA staff, then a couple of times a year you'll select the classes you'd like to help with. Shortly afterwards, you'll receive a confirmation of which ones you've been assigned. As a facilitator, you get to take the class for free. Normally, two facilitators help with every class. Duties include signing in class participants, making coffee (for indoor classes), talking briefly about PRNSA, and generally helping out as needed. I've been volunteering since 2017. It's a great experience to work with other facilitators and get to know the amazing field institute instructors.