Backpacking in Henry W. Coe State Park
7 documented trips · 10,910 total feet of climbing across all routes
Henry W. Coe State Park at a glance
CaliPeaks documents 7 backpacking routes in Henry W. Coe State Park, covering 61.7 miles of trail and 10,910 feet of cumulative climbing. Routes range from 1.6 mi (Sierra View Camp) to 14.2 mi (Willow Ridge). The gentlest climbing is on Sierra View Camp at 250 feet of total gain.
The area is managed by California State Parks. Wilderness permits are issued by California State Parks (Henry W. Coe SP) — check each trip page for quota and reservation windows. The most-recommended months across these routes are February, March, April.
Sierra View Camp
Sierra View is Coe's front-porch camp: 0.8 miles from the visitor center to a ridgetop campsite with a view — the shortest designated backpa…
Frog Lake
Frog Lake is Coe's easiest backpacking loop: about 4.7 miles from the visitor center to a small pond in a quiet oak canyon, with modest roll…
Madrone Soda Springs
Madrone Soda Springs is Coe's forested creek camp: a 3.6-mile descent from the Coe Ranch ridge through oak and bay forest to a spring-fed fl…
Los Cruzeros
Los Cruzeros is where Coe's canyons meet — a creekside camp at the junction of the Middle Fork and its tributaries, 5.5 miles from the Coe R…
Willow Ridge
Willow Ridge is Coe's big-views backpack: 6.5 miles down through canyons and back up to a ridgetop camp with the Diablo Range rolling to eve…
Poverty Flat
Poverty Flat is Coe's roomiest creek camp: 3.6 miles and 1,600 feet down from the visitor center to the Middle Fork of Coyote Creek, with mo…
China Hole
China Hole is Coe's classic creek camp: 5.2 miles down from the Coe Ranch ridgetop to a swimming hole on the East Fork of Coyote Creek, unde…