The Leo Cronin Fish Viewing area near Samuel Taylor State Park in Lagunitas is a popular spot to try to spot spawning salmon, which means a crowded parking lot on weekends. But if you can get there…
If you’re looking for something with a little climb to it, then consider heading the opposite direction, away from Sir Francis Drake and through the trailhead gates at the parking lot. From there, keeping right on the path labeled Shafter Grade will connect you to Bolinas Ridge Road. It’s an uphill climb for much of the 2.8 miles or so, and with all the rain, the trail is rutted, gullied and crisscrossed with water flows that conservatively could be called rivulets.
Another option if you need a destination to motivate you is to take Peters Dam Road to the left and make your way to Kent Lake. Take in the lake view, take a few spurs to get closer up, and then make your way back by the same route.The area offers several other do-it-yourself hikes that cobble together fire roads from the state parks and Marin Municipal Water District. One possibility is at Kent Lake to continue to Grassy Slope Road and then head west onto San Geronimo Ridge Road.
One thing you won’t find as spring blooms afresh all along these trails is salmon. The viewing season is past its peak, and we saw none of the fish on a recent outing. Lagunitas Creek was flowing fast, a welcome sight after the extended drought. For when the salmon are in season, we have this viewing area thanks to the efforts of Leo Cronin, whose name it bears. The native to Marin spent his life advocating for fishery protection, including the Lagunitas watershed, which has been described as home to the largest of the wild coho salmon runs in California. Protective efforts took off in the 1980s with construction of salmon ladders, but the fate of the salmon species in this area has been a roller coaster ride.
Emily Willingham is a Marin science journalist, book author and biologist. You can find her on Twitter @ejwillinghamphd or on Mastodon at [email protected].
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