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source: strava
date: 2026-07-26 10:10:40
title: "Slide Ranch camping weekend"
activity_type: Walk
strava_id: 19477615843
tags:
  - strava
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elapsed_time: 8311
location: "California"
---

Walk · 3.65 km · 57m · 88m elevation

We camped Friday and Saturday night at the excellent Slide Ranch at Muir Beach. Camp is a short hike from a lot to a meadow west of US 1, and from there, it's a short hike to tide pools and the Pacific Ocean. We saw rabbits, fox, raccoons, lizards, brown pelicans, and turkey vultures.

https://www.slideranch.org/

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