Backpacking in Henry Coe Park, July, 2000

We spent 3 days and 2 nights backpacking in Henry Coe State Park (near Gilroy, CA) during the Fourth of July weekend. To our surprise, there were very few people there. We camped at Tule Pond, a small pond which was a 5 mile hike from the entrance. We then did a day hike which took us 5 miles further into the park to get to beautiful Kelly Lake.

Hiking up Lyman Willson Ridge Trail	View from Lyman Willson Ridge Trail	Another view from Lyman Willson Ridge Trail
Resting by a pond	Willson Ranch, an abandoned house	The trough at Willson Ranch, which turned out to be our best source of water.
Our tent, by Tule Pond.	Mark on the shore of Tule Pond.	A pond on the Grizzly Gulch Trail.
Melinda looks at Kelly Lake.	A bird in Kelly Lake	Kelly Lake
The reeds on the shore of Kelly Lake	A view from the Dexter Trail.	A doe near the trough.