We arrived at the Bowman Bay parking lot around 12:30 on a beautiful January day. The lot was about 3/4 full as expected on a nice day. There are privies at the parking area and they were in decent shape today. You will need a Discover Pass to park in the lot.
The Rosario Head trail is in pretty good shape. There is a little mud here and there on the trail and some mud in the grassy picnic area that you walk through to access the trail from the parking area. It's rocky and rooty in places so good boots or sturdy shoes are helpful. There are some nice viewpoints along the trail and the views are gorgeous from Rosario Head. There were lots of people out on the trail today but there was plenty of space at Rosario Head to spread out.
We returned to the parking area and headed south along the beach to the Lighthouse Point trail. The trail runs south from the parking area to a closed bridge that was damaged in a storm. The trail is still accessible by going around the bridge onto the beach and following the beach to a point where the trail picks up again on your left near the bottom of a large cliff. This trail is also rocky and rooty as well as steep in a few places so a trekking pole was helpful for us today. The trail has some mud in spots and there is a tree down over the trail that was easily navigated by both human and canine legs today. The Lighthouse Point Loop has several great viewpoints and there were lots of people out soaking up sunshine today.
We returned to the parking area around 3:30. Strava measured our distance for both hikes to be about 4.5 miles, which is a respectable distance for me on a January afternoon.
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