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Best Hiking Trails in Henry W. Coe State Park

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Overview

Henry Coe is a huge and underutilized park. You'll see lots of wildlife and flowers, and you'd be hard-pressed to camp at all the great spots or backpack all the trails in Henry Coe.

Henry Coe is characterized by red-barked manzanita trees and shrubs, cutting through swaths of tall grasses.

When to Go

Go during the sweet spot of the early summer to avoid the worst heat and see the most flowers.

Permits

Backpacking camp sites are assigned. Sign up for spots at the Ranger Station before you go.


  • Hiking Trails (31)
  • Reviews (65)
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    Frog Lake Camp Loop via Flat Frog Trail
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ MODERATE 5.1 mi
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    Mount Sizer Loop
    ★ ★ ★ DIFFICULT 14.5 mi
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    Wilson Camp Loop via Steer Ridge Trail
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ DIFFICULT 10.7 mi
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    Willson Peak Loop via Jim Donnelly Trail
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ DIFFICULT 9.0 mi
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    Wilson Pond Loop via Jim Donnelly Trail
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ MODERATE 7.9 mi
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    Mount Sizer Loop
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ DIFFICULT 15.9 mi
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    Domino Pond Loop
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ DIFFICULT 14.4 mi
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    Frog Lake Loop
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ DIFFICULT 9.0 mi
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    Murry 1620-003 Dam Loop
    ★ ★ ★ ★ DIFFICULT 28.0 mi
  10. 10
    Mississippi Lake Loop
    ★ ★ ★ DIFFICULT 26.0 mi
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    LushForest6574 1 year, 2 months ago
    Wilson Peak from Hunting Hollow, Henry Coe State Park
    Very challenging. Best to start clockwise to get the steepest stretch done on the way up instead of down (over 1000ft of elevation in one mile). Amazing views, clear trails and not crowded at all, even on a Sunday morning, although there was on and off light rain that might’ve scared people off. Two bench marks at the top of Wilson Peak, if you’re into seeing those like i am.
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    Jesselyon 2 years ago
    Track (5/4/24, 9:41:59AM)
    Sooo steep! No switchbacks just straight up.
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    EarlyFlask2086 3 years, 5 months ago
    Mt Sizer
    Nice long hike. The shortcut is pretty brutal - poles helped.
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    FaintIceAxe1368 5 years ago
    Day 3
    Lots of parking at hunting hollow. Chill hike up to coit horse camp, walking on the paved road was less than ideal but ok. Coit horse camp, coit lake, Kelly lake, and wasno pond all had clean toilets and trash cans! Swimming was great in coit lake
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    VastLedge5453 5 years, 11 months ago
    Wilson Camp Loop via Steer Ridge Road
    Ds Deadass fx awa
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    VastClover9440 6 years, 5 months ago
    Ranch House to Manzanita Point Group Camp 6, Santa Clara County, CA, USA
    Very easy and flat trail. Hiking here in winter season. We are the only group at the composite, that can enjoy this entire nice and quiet environment.
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    Jacob Tsabar 6 years, 8 months ago
    Mount Sizer
    A strenuous hike in Henry Coe State Park. Henry Coe SP is a very large park, with lots of trails, mostly completely exposed, with much elevation gain, and creek crossings, that are difficult to cross in the rainy season or after rains. Hiking enthusiasts like the long drive to this park as it affords long hikes in a remote park. Watch out for rattlesnakes on the trails during hot days, bring lots of water, and enjoy your time here.
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    GOGOGOES 7 years ago
    COE V.2 STEEPER AND DEEPER Track (5/6/19, 7:40:06AM)
    For sure Dizzle
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    andrew.r.stange 2 months ago
    Mount Sizer Loop
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    ChirpyAurora8348 2 months, 2 weeks ago
    Wilson Camp Loop via Steer Ridge Trail
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    BillB321 2 months, 3 weeks ago
    Frog lake 6 mile
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    WittyMarsh6162 5 months, 2 weeks ago
    Saturday Morning Activity
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    BoldSki3305 11 months, 1 week ago
    Friday Afternoon Activity
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    BoldBreeze5835 1 year ago
    Coit Lake Horse Camp via Grizzly Gulch Trail
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    ChillyWatch4654 1 year, 1 month ago
    Henry Coe SP - April 2025
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    HyperMeadow1828 1 year, 2 months ago
    Frog Lake Loop
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    Paul 1 year, 3 months ago
    Wilson camp to HH
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    WarmHPack1414 2 years, 1 month ago
    Track (4/27/24, 5:38:56PM)
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    SwiftSpring8979 2 years, 1 month ago
    Narrows w Tara (4/12/24, 9:30:56AM)
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    DawnPond3368 2 years, 1 month ago
    Poverty Flats to Parking Lot
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    SafeCycle9651 2 years, 2 months ago
    Hat
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    FreshJuniper2482 2 years, 3 months ago
    Coe hike
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    LongEGels8606 2 years, 7 months ago
    Track (10/1/23, 1:10:39PM)
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    ShortBelay7184 2 years, 8 months ago
    Coe: HH>Phlegley>Vasquez>Rock Springs>Burra Burra>2470>HH
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    HastyCanteen7081 2 years, 11 months ago
    Mount Sizer Loop
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    Danh Tran 3 years ago
    Mississippi Lake Ride
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    WittyLaurel2947 3 years ago
    HCSP: Blue Ridge Rd, 5/4/23
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    chick-on 3 years, 1 month ago
    Track (4/30/23, 7:55:10AM)
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    aa.txca 3 years, 1 month ago
    Mt. Sizer via Monument Trail
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    ChillyWatch4654 3 years, 1 month ago
    Henry Coe SP - April 2023
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    QuietDusk9666 3 years, 1 month ago
    Mount Sizer Loop
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    mschaub19 3 years, 3 months ago
    Henry Coe ridge to Manzanita camp
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    hikingfeet 3 years, 5 months ago
    Track (12/17/22, 6:49:37AM)
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    David Claytor 3 years, 10 months ago
    Track (7/7/22, 08:06:45)
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    lastwheel 4 years ago
    Henry Coe Figure 8 Bikepacking Loop
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    Adam Messer 4 years, 1 month ago
    Red Fern Pond Loop - Day 1
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    DustyWetland9063 4 years, 6 months ago
    Henry Coe Hunting Hollow
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    DryTulip8091 4 years, 6 months ago
    China Hole Loop
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    FrostySkis8824 4 years, 7 months ago
    Track (10/31/21, 11:22:43AM)
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    hikingfeet 4 years, 9 months ago
    Track (8/8/21, 5:40:05AM)
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    michael simonds 4 years, 10 months ago
    Hat Rock Loop
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    hikingfeet 5 years ago
    Track (5/23/21, 8:12:10AM)
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    Daniel J Parra 5 years ago
    Kelly Lake via Grizzly Gulch Trail and Gilroy Hot Springs Road
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    SlowTree7658 5 years, 1 month ago
    Camp Wilson to Wilson Peak to hunting Hollow 5/1/21
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    CrispIvy6472 5 years, 1 month ago
    Hunting Hollow to Tule Pond
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    Yipeng Liu 5 years, 1 month ago
    Track (4/10/21, 08:29:50)
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    JanGrotenbreg 5 years, 1 month ago
    Wilson Pond Loop via Jim Donnelly Trail
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    Florian 5 years, 2 months ago
    Henry Coe State Park
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    TrueStone9386 5 years, 2 months ago
    Wilson Camp Loop via Steer Ridge Trail
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    LittleRose3461 5 years, 2 months ago
    Frog Lake Loop
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    ethanmlowry 5 years, 4 months ago
    Murry 1620-003 Dam Loop
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    LightSwamp2876 5 years, 5 months ago
    Yerba Buena Camp to Fish Trail
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    WittyLaurel2947 5 years, 6 months ago
    HCSP: Wilson Peak via Steer Ridge 11/28/20
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    LastPlateau6039 5 years, 7 months ago
    China Hole Loop
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    Nicholas Smith 6 years, 1 month ago
    Lymen Wilson - Wagon - Coit - Domino - grapevine (9/30/18, 8:33:11AM)
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    the_yeti 6 years, 3 months ago
    Track (4/22/18, 11:04:55)
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    HugeSpring8407 6 years, 4 months ago
    Track (1/3/18, 10:47:02AM)
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    ThickCove7737 6 years, 6 months ago
    Mt Sizer, Henry Coe (11/23/19, 8:39:00AM)
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    Jeff Harris 6 years, 6 months ago
    Willson Peak Loop via Jim Donnelly Trail
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    uF5U7RXl 6 years, 6 months ago
    Coe
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    Ben Kumler 6 years, 7 months ago
    Henry Coe Backpacking Trip
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    MildHolly3393 6 years, 8 months ago
    Track (4/27/19, 9:57:48AM)
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    Shawn Yoon 7 years ago
    Mount Sizer Loop
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    Lisa Lemas DeLacy 7 years ago
    Tara’s Henry Coe Hike II
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    FastFish9554 7 years, 1 month ago
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