We arrived at the TH at 9 and had no trouble finding parking in this large, gravel lot.   We hiked two of the three trail loops:  Cougar and Trillium.   Both  meander through lovely and serene woods.  It's very quiet and very relaxing and easy to forget you're in the heart of the suburbs.

There were very few other hikers or trail runners.  This trail system is popular with horseback riders but we didn't see any horses on the trail today.  Hiking the two loops we did, we logged 6.3 miles and 400' in elevation gain.

This is a wonderful, close-in trail system for a nice Saturday in the woods.

We arrived at the TH parking lot at 9 and had no trouble finding parking in this large, gravel lot.  Note that sometimes there are horse shows or trainings in progress, which happened the last two times this summer we hiked this trail.  During those days, we had to park on the side of the street, not a big deal.  But we were happy to park back in the lot, today.

This trail system is comprised of three main trail loops:  Coyote, Trillium and Raven. We hiked Coyote and Trillium.   The trails take you through very serene and pretty woods, a most pleasant hiking experience!   Three horses passed us on the trails today.  There were very few other hikers or trail runners throughout our hike.

There was a Girl Scout Scavenger Hunt in progress on the trails.  We noticed quite a few signs for loop trails off the main loop trails.   We learned, as we left the trails, that those were for the scavenger hunt.   Very cool, as the girls could earn badges by participating in this nature event.

We'll be back to this gem of a state park.

I hiked the Coyote and Raven trail in the early afternoon, and the trails were in good condition. There is a construction closure on a section of the Coyote trail during weekdays that has multiple signs posted to warn of it, and the detour section was easy to follow. 
The parking lot was mostly empty when I arrived around 1pm, but was getting fairly full by the time I left around 4. That had more to do with a horse training session going on than with hiking, though; I encountered around 10 other hiking groups. There's also a warning posted that a black bear has been sighted in the area, but I saw several dogs being walked with no problems (plus one horseback rider), so not a huge danger. 

We arrived at the park at 9 and a horse show was in full force.   The parking lot closed to cars, so we parked on the road.   The shoulder of the road provides good parking room for most cars and SUVs.

We hiked two of the three trails:  Cougar and Trillium.  Both trails were in great shape.  They take you through pleasant and serene woods.   We hike this trail system often and always remark at how quiet and peaceful it is even though it's close to the freeway and urban areas.

The trails were relatively empty today.  We encountered only a few trail runners and hikers.   We did have the pleasure of having two beautiful horses pass us.  

This is a wonderful, easy to access hiking area that provides a few hours of getaway time in the woods.  We'll be back.

We arrived at this state park at 9 today.  The parking lot was closed due to a horse event in the park.   We were directed to park across the street in the church parking lot, which we did. 

We hiked two loops:  Cougar and Trillium.  Both loop trails were in great shape with no mud or obstacles.   This is a great trail system for a pleasant hike in the woods.  The trails provide nice scenery and peace and quiet in a close-in, urban setting.   About six horses passed us on the trails.  There were many trail runners today and a few hikers, but not many.

We encountered many horses in the parking lot on their way to the arena.

Hiking the two loops we logged about 6.5 miles and 500' in elevation.   

We'll be back!