Excellent hike for spring wildflowers.

Location: San Bruno Mountain State and County Park

» Official Trail Map: Good map showing various trails.

» Walker's Map of San Francisco by Pease Press: Excellent quality maps showing many parks and trails in the San Francisco area. Many of these parks do not have free trail maps online. Cost was $7.95 in April 2011.

Trailhead: Parking lot to the south of Guadalupe Canyon Parkway.

Route: From "Trailhead parking" (see map), follow signs for Summit Loop Trail all the way. In spring, there are lots of wildflowers. This is mostly a single-track hiking trail.

Location: on Guadalupe Canyon Parkway in Daly City, CA 94014 . No street address. Parking area is visible in Google Maps if you zoom in sufficiently.

Directions: (borrowed from Official Park Page)

From Highway 101: take the Bayshore Boulevard/Brisbane exit. Continue on Bayshore Boulavard to Guadalupe Canyon Parkway. Turn west on Guadalupe Canyon Parkway toward the Mountain and go to the park entrance.

From Highway 280: take the Mission Street exit. Go north on Mission Street to Market Street. Turn right on Market street and proceed northeast. At Guadalupe Canyon Parkway, turn right and go eastbound to the park entrance.

Parking: There are two parking lots, to the north and to the south of Guadalape Canyon Parkway. These are connected by Radio Road. Summit Loop Trail is closer to the parking lot in the south. Saddle Loop — Bog Trail is closer to the parking lot in the north. See Trail Map for locations of both parking lots.

Google Maps:

Parking Fees: $6 per vehicle (last visited: July 2012)

Capacity: Dozens of cars may be parked here.

Latitude: 37.695774     Longitude: -122.434816