GRIZZLY ISLAND WILDLIFE AREA TRAIL
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 26TH, 2013
DIFFICULTY: Easy
ELEVATION GAIN: Very Little; mostly level except small climbs up levees
HIKE DISTANCE: About 5 miles
GENERAL LOCATION: Suisun Marsh, near Fairfield on San Francisco Bay
DESCRIPTION:
At the time of this writing it was not possible to pre-hike the trail.
The preserve was closed for the elk hunting season. It will only
be open the week we are hiking in the preserve. The preserve is managed
to enhance wildlife and migratory birds. The preserve has seasonal
ponds and wetlands. The trail is balloon shaped. We will walk along old
gravel and dirt levee roads, through meadow areas and adjacent to
waterways. We may see elk, otters, and other small mammals and numerous
birds. Bring food for lunch. We will eat along the trail.
HIKE LEADER/SWEEP: Jim Cutler/Gail Cutler
TRAVEL TIME/DISTANCE: Around 87 miles to the trailhead. Travel time is slightly over 1 and ½ hours. The suggested donation to the driver is $9.
SPECIAL NOTES:
- FEDERAL USE FEE: There is a use fee of $4.32 per person. For those with a 2013 fishing or hunting license bring it- you are free.
- TOILETS: We
will stop just before the preserve at SR 12 and Sunset Road at
McDonalds to use the facilities. There is a port-a-potty at the
visitor’s center.
- PREPARATIONS FOR THE HIKE:
1) If you have health issues please consider your condition before hiking.
2) Bring a copy of your ID (Drivers License), health card, and emergency contact name phone number with you on the hike.
3) Always bring an extra pairs of shoes with a plastic bag to store your muddy/dusty
shoes after the hike. Do not get your driver’s car dirty by wearing your dirty shoes home.
4) Bring lunch, sunscreen, hat and water. - RISKS: There
is a potential to encounter poison oak. Elks and skunks live in the
preserve; leave them alone. There is little shade in the marsh; protect
yourself from the sun.
QUESTIONS: Call the Cutler’s at 253-7437; our cell phone is 599-7225.
MEETING TIME: 8:30- leave at 8:45
DRIVING DIRECTIONS
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