San Benito County has four parks that are worth checking out.
- Pacheco State Park is on the way to the San Luis Reservoir, heading east on highway 152. The above photograph was taken there a couple years ago.
- Fremont Peak State Park is south of San Juan Bautista, which is about 7 miles from Hollister. Once upon a time it was known as Gavilan Peak. It was named after Capt. John Fremont who supposedly defied the Mexican government in 1846 by camping there and raising the U.S. flag at the tippy-top.
- Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail is just outside of San Juan Bautista, also to the south. The trail is about 6 miles long and takes you into Monterey County.
- Pinnacles National Monument is about 30 miles south of Hollister, off of highway 25
Hollister Hills State Park (about 6mi up cienega rd in hollister) has about 8 miles of hiking trails in their nature area. its $5 to park for the day and beautiful!
ReplyDeleteMegan, thanks for the heads up. I didn't know about the nature area.
ReplyDeleteNew hiking trails just opened at Hollister Hills Mudstone area.
ReplyDeleteThe new trails are for
Mountain bikes, horses and hiking. No motos due to noise (nearby homes).