Dawn Falls Trailhead — Attraction in Larkspur

I’ve hiked this trail 100+ times and have some great info if you’ve never been here before. First, know it’s possible to reach the summit of Mt. Tam from the bottom of where the trailhead starts. You should budget for 3-6 hours depending on pace. It’s 2500 ft and will require using 3 different fire roads. There are shortcuts, but it’s also very easy to get lost following the man made creeks. There are lots of stairs at the end of the hike when the terrain will be its steepest.

Cell phone service is hit or miss due to tree cover. If hiking with headphones on, be very careful because mountain biking is very popular on these roads and people are flying downhill. While running/ hiking I’ve seen multiple bikers get injured because of the intensity of the terrain.

Sunrises are incredible once you get to the first fire road and the views only get better the higher you go. Highly recommend the trail running here as well.

The ‘falls’ usually run bone dry by summer and if you want to see water flowing your best bet is to go during a wet winter or after storms in the spring. Roads are marked by obelisks and there’s a trail map at the very bottom as well as a relief map/ trail map at the top by the parking lot/ water fountain.

This place is awesome. It’s Muir Woods without the crowds and hassles. The climb can be daunting when you start heading uphill on the first switchback, but it’s a short one and take you to a fire road worth exploring in either...

Very cute trail tucked away in the Larkspur hills, gorgeous forest scenery tucked next to ridiculously expensive houses in the surrounding neighborhoods. The main trail isn’t particularly strenuous, definitely doable for children and family’s. Obviously there’s a waterfall at the ‘end’ of the hike, and I say end in quotes because I’ve definitely gone off the path and climbed up the dried up river bed of what would be the waterfall in a different season, but I digress.

For those staying on the trail it is pretty straightforward, especially from the parking area, however, for those seeking more of a challenge, there are several offshoot trails that will take you basically straight up the slope at a pretty steep incline (definitely less for families at this point), however, if you park near the trail head and go left on the main path as opposed to right (which would take you to the waterfall), by going left it will take you on a decent length, but not too steep hike, that will eventually lead you to the same points as if you would’ve cut up the hill, but at a much easier pace.

All in all, there’s pretty much something for everyone on this trail, it is dog friendly (on leash) and I believe horse friendly(?) as well, absolutely...

When I first came hear to bury the dead body of my zebmooseraffe I was confronted by a local native of the area. They were upset that I had decided to bring the dead abomination I made in my cinemagic basement labratory and bury it in their forest. I mean it is true that if it wasn't actually dead and just had turned into a zombizebmooseraffe that it could infect the entire ecosystem and bring about a zombizebmooseraffe apocalypse. However I was willing to bet it was actually dead considering i shot it 16 times in the head and pour salt all over the remains of its brain followed by a divine curse of the Vroopis clans deity. But this person didnt believe me no matter how much i tried to convince them. In the end the dispute was settled. Of course it wasn't settled in the most visually appealing way but it was settled. Just as a warning to anybody walking here if you see a person waling around with mushrooms growing from every square inch of their body and some weird tentacle thing coming from their left eye socket, do not approach them. I repeat do not approach them. They are really salty and will attack you on sight and ask you where to find me. If you get caught by them just try to assure them that it was...