Harrington Creek Trail, Lower La Honda Creek OSP

I used to live in La Honda, so this park is dear to my heart. Back when I lived there, this park was difficult to access--there was only access to the upper part of the park, through a free permit system that only allowed for one car into the park at a time. In December of 2017, the MROSD opened access to the lower part of the park off of Sears Ranch Road, which is closer to the actual town of La Honda. This was my first chance to go and check it out.

I so wish that the lower portion of the open space had been open when I lived in La Honda. I would have really made used of it! Be that as it may, I enjoyed my trip here in August; the breeze from the coast dispelled some of the smoke from far-away wildfires, and the naked ladies were blooming. I guess that it's never a bad time to make a return trip to La Honda.

The Harrington Creek trail is 3.2 miles each way, and the trail is an old ranching road. You can add a 2.4-mile loop too, if the Folger Ranch Loop is open for the season. I had my little girl with me in her stroller, so I ended up cutting my hike short--only about a mile each way. It was a good length for us.

The road is gravel, but it is well leveled and well graded. It was perfectly fine for pushing her! The section of the trail that we were on was quite exposed to the sun, so I was glad to have our hats. We really enjoyed watching red-tailed hawks circling above us while they hunted. The views of the surrounding hills were spectacular.