Comments on: Complete Arroyo Seco

By: Serena

Serena — Thu, 18 Jul 2024 21:26:00 +0000

In reply to pantilat.

does anyone know how many miles it is, starting from Escondido campground all the way to the arroyo seco gorge, I did this hike the other day but ended up turning around once it started getting late

By: Kelly

Kelly — Sat, 29 Aug 2020 00:33:35 +0000

Hi there. Thanks for sharing about your adventure. I have been coming to Arroyo Seco for many years and have explored the Indians side and the area between the day use area and the narrows/waterfall. I am considering making the connection and am wondering how long you estimate it takes for a quick fit person to get from Indians to the horse bridge (Marble Peak Trail)? I would be doing this mid September so it should be quite low. I am assuming 1-2 days but I can’t tell from your writing. Thanks for any info you can provide!

By: Megan

Megan — Mon, 24 Aug 2020 20:58:29 +0000

Curious – from where you hit the river from Escondito, how far downriver are the yin yang pools and narrows? We’ve made it to Eagle Creek Falls, but wondering how much longer of a trek it is to get to those two spots (is it doable as a dayhike?). Would it make more sense to hike upriver from Arroyo Seco campground to get to these two spots? Thanks for your help!

By: Sergio

Sergio — Wed, 11 Sep 2019 16:28:38 +0000

I found your excellent article after searching for more info on this trail prompted by the news of a trapped family that was rescued on the trail. Frankly, I’m still skeptical on how they could not find their way out of the gorge and had to request help and ultimately being airlifted from there. https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2019/09/09/trapped-waterfall-this-man-sent-out-an-sos-message-bottle-someone-actually-found-it-downstream/

By: lewruli

lewruli — Sun, 20 Jan 2019 16:39:51 +0000

cool post – I’ve done various positrons and excursions, like Santa Lucia Creek and Tassajara, but never the full sweep of Arroyo as depicted here. and yeah – its sad so many people are clueless about trash and impact. I agree with post above – more and more it really depends on those that use and love the land to encourage ‘leave no trace’

By: Erik Johnson

Erik Johnson — Thu, 10 Jan 2019 14:35:14 +0000

Awesome news Leor. Thanks for being an ambassador for mother nature!

By: pantilat

pantilat — Wed, 09 Jan 2019 20:33:09 +0000

In reply to Erik Johnson.Erik, I totally agree. Case in point: Soon after publishing this post the Ventana Wilderness Alliance alerted me that they nominated the Arroyo Seco as a 2019 Leave Not Trace Hot Spot and it was accepted! A team of travelling trainers will be camped out to make visitor contacts, ideally for a week in this upcoming August. The VWA will be working on messaging and educational materials, and also collaborating on a clean-up while the trainers are here. This sounds like a fantastic plan to begin making significant headway on this problem!

By: Erik Johnson

Erik Johnson — Tue, 08 Jan 2019 18:38:45 +0000

Awesome country. I used to live nearby but now am in the Sierras. Regarding the trash situation, it’s a situation that happens everywhere and more and more. Governments don’t put the funding needed into maintaining our natural places, especially with increased visitation every year as our population grows. If we expect/depend on our government to fix the situation we will be waiting a long time. Novel as it sounds, WE can make signs, WE can pick up trash, while also writing letters to our local officials. I love seeing homemade signs made with love educating the public on what is needed to maintain these places they visit. Here in Truckee, CA we have huge issues with trash/broken sleds at roadside sledding hills. Some well made hand painted signs were made (by both local elementary children and their parents) encouraging people to pack out their trash and, combined with a dumpster strategically available during the winter, our local sled hill is no longer the disturbing monument to human indifference that it once was. If people have time and resources and frequently visit a particular locale, I would encourage them to 1) hike with trash bags 2) paint your own groovy well-made sign to help encourage leave no trace, and 3) be dogged in contacting your local officials whom you can work with to address situations.