Mount Tam's Bootjack Trail Closes Today for Six Months

Although escaped inclusion on the list of , part of the park is closed for approximately six month, though for entirely different reasons.

Bootjack Trail, famed for immersing hikers in the towering redwoods, is closing today for repair work occurring on approximately two miles of the trail.

According to the California Department of Parks and Recreation, the stretch of affected trail falls between Muir Woods National Monument and the Bootjack Day-Use Area on Panoramic Highway. Intersecting trails including Camp Eastwood Trail, TCC Trail, and Troop 80 Trail will remain open. The Alpine Trail and the portion of Troop 80 Trail that merges onto Bootjack will be closed intermittently throughout the extent of the project., park officials said in a statement.

The project involves replacement or repair of bridges, retaining walls, steps, and stone crossings, as well as general trail maintenance. The work will result in a safer trail with improved watershed hydrology. 

The project will be managed and supervised by California State Parks and performed by crews from the California Conservation Corps and the Sonoma County Probation Camp’s Supervised Adult Crew Program. All work will be done by hand and completed using trail construction and maintenance techniques employed in inaccessible back-country locations.