Description:
Near the amphitheater in Laguna Campground is a stone monument that marks the beginning of this trail. It crosses a small drainage and parallels a narrow meadow to the right, then forks and switchbacks abruptly to the left. The trail now climbs the ridge in long sweeping switchbacks through sparse brush and woodland, terminating at the water tank at the top. Many of the pines you see are Coulter pine, which yield the heaviest cones of any pine species. Wildflowers bloom on the west side of the slope in spring and early summer. Below to the west lie Laguna Meadows and Little Laguna Lake, while to the east, are contrasting images of Storm Canyon and desert landscape. As you complete the loop, note the new forest growth as it recovers from a prescribed burn.