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Looking down from
Steve's Trail towards Santa Rosa

Rockalot on the Live
Oak Trail

looking down S. Burma
at the W. P. Richardson Trail
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Warren Richardson Trail
commemorates Warren P. Richardson, a prominent cattle rancher
and hop
grower who organized the Sonoma County Trail Blazers
and served as president of the California
Horsemen's Association.
Lake llsanjo was named for the property's former owners,
Ilsa and Joe Coney.
Cobblestone Trail leads through an area that was extensively
quarried in the early 1900s for cobblestone. At
one time there was a gravity-powered, narrow-gauge tramway there
that took
cobblestone down to the main railroad line, the stone was then
shipped to San Francisco. More evidence of quarrying
can be seen along Orchard, North Burma, Warren Richardson, Marsh,
Two
Quarry, and Lawndale Trails.
Spring Creek Trail is one of the most pleasant trails
in the park on a hot summer day. None of the creeks
within the park flow all year long, but even in the driest times,
pools of water remain in the otherwise dry bed of Spring Creek.
Marsh Trail climbs steadily from its beginning at the
intersection of Canyon Trail, It then skirts the flank of Bennett
Mountain. Some wonderful panoramic views of Lake
llsanjo & the surrounding
mountains can be seen. The trail runs through prime
oak woodland, bunchgrass, Oregon oaks, and some cool islands
of redwood.
South Burma Trail goes through a mixture of Douglas-firs
and oaks as it leaves Warren Richardson Trail. As
it climbs, you'll notice that the plants become more shrubby.
Just before dropping down to Buick Meadow the trail passes through
an acre or so that is blanketed with the delightfully pungent
Sonoma sage, which blooms in May and June.
Schultz Trail provides an opportunity to see how plant
communities vary according to their exposure to the sun. Schultz
Canyon runs east and west; its north side (which faces south)
is mostly dry chaparral since it receives far more sunshine
than the opposite, north-facing slope which is covered with
Douglas-fir. The upper stretches of the trail, which are drier,
have oaks and manzanita.
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