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To Reach the Trailhead Take the Leavesley Rd. exit from Hwy. 101 in Gilroy and follow it 1.8 miles east to New Ave. Turn left, follow New Ave. 0.6 mile to Roop Rd., and turn right. Follow Roop Rd., which becomes Gilroy Hot Springs Rd. and reaches Coyote Creek County Park on the left in 3 miles. You pass Hunting Hollow Trailhead 3 miles later on the right and reach the Coyote Creek Trailhead 1.7 miles farther at a bridge. There is an $8 day-use fee.

Above the Coyote Creek watershed

Description From the trailhead (0.0/940'), begin down wide Coit Rd. The route initially parallels the creek and quickly meets Grizzly Gulch Trail (your return route) on the right (0.1/960'). Continue on Coit Rd. as it begins a slow climb, passes a fenced cattle-loading enclosure, and encounters large, big-berry manzanita shortly before reaching a high point. You descend briefly past valley oak and a giant rusting water tank to reach Anza Trail on the right (1.0/1,090'), where an interpretive sign highlights the 1775–76 Spanish expedition. Nearby Woodchopper Spring is a dependable water source for much of the year.