Mt. St. Helena

Hike Name: Mt. St. Helena Location: north CA Length: 5 (one way) Submitted by: Eli Awtrey Date Submitted: 0/0/00 Rating:	more California trail reviews California national parks California state parks
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Description
This fire road takes you from highway 29 to the top of Mt. St. Helena (4000'), the highest point in the North Bay Area. While it is a fire road, you can start from Robert Louis Stevenson State Park for a 1-mile singletrack beginning. View from the top are incredible. The coast hills and the ocean to the west, Mt. Tam and Mt. Diablo to the South, the sierras (on a clear day) to the east.

Directions to Hike
From Calistoga, head north on Hwy 29. This road will wind up the side of the mountain. After approx 10 miles, you will enter Robert Louis Stevenson State park, and you will start to go downhill. Parking for the state park (and the singletrack) can be found here. To use the fire road all the way, go a few hundred yards past the state park parking lot and look on your left for an access road with a gate across it. Pull over on the northbound side of the highway and park.

Contact Information
http://www.ceres.ca.gov/dpr/parklist/r_parks.html

707/942-4575

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