Entrances to Henry W. Coe State Park

Entrances to Coe Park

(backpacking and day-use fees)

Headquarters Entrance    (directions and map)

If you’ve never been to Henry W. Coe State Park before, your first visit should be to the Visitor Center at the headquarters entrance. That’s where you can get the information you’ll need to plan safe, enjoyable outings in the park. You can enter Coe Park at the headquarters entrance every day of the year, 24 hours a day. It's the only entrance to the park that has visitor facilities and a drive-in campground, and it's the only entrance where you can bring a dog into the park, though dogs must be kept on a leash at all times and they're not allowed on the hiking roads and trails (except for the half-mile trail between the entrance parking lot and the Visitor Center). Drinking water is available at the headquarters entrance.

Hunting Hollow and Coyote Creek Entrances    (directions and map)

The Hunting Hollow and Coyote Creek entrances are located on the south-west edge of the park. There are no car camping sites at these entrances, but you can enter for the day or backpack into the park from either of them.

Hunting Hollow Entrance

The Hunting Hollow gate and parking area is open 24 hours a day, year round. You can arrive at the entrance and park any time of day or night. You can self-register for day use or backpacking. Be sure to take a park map with you when you head into the backcountry. You'll find free handout maps at the bulletin board in the parking area. You can also study a large park map stapled to the bulletin boards. Large maps are available for purchase on weekends when the parking area is staffed (in March through June).
Dogs are not allowed at Hunting Hollow. No drinking water is available at the entrance, so be sure to bring what you'll need.

Coyote Creek Entrance

Day Use. A parking area is not currently available at the Coyote Creek entrance. If you leave a vehicle at the entrance, you may be ticketed for parking in a no-parking area and your car may be towed away. If you are with a group, you can drop off people and gear at the entrance, drive back and park at the Hunting Hollow entrance, pay the day-use fee (and pick up a map), and then hike back 1.8 miles to the Coyote Creek entrance.
Backpacking. If you want to backpack into the park from the Coyote Creek entrance, you must register, park, and pay your backpacking fees at the Hunting Hollow entrance. You might want to drop off companions and backpack gear at the Coyote Creek gate before you park at Hunting Hollow and then hike 1.8 miles back to the Coyote Creek entrance.
Dogs are not allowed at the Coyote Creek Entrance. No drinking water is available at the entrance, so be sure to bring what you'll need.

Bell's Station / Dowdy Ranch Entrance    (directions and map)

The Dowdy Ranch Visitor Center, accessed by the Bell's Station Gate off Pacheco Pass Highway, provides seasonal, weekend, day use access to the south-east section of the Park. The Dowdy Ranch Visitor Center was dedicated and opened on May 19, 2007. It will be usually be open during the late spring, summer and early fall and as staffing is available. Drinking water is available at the visitor center.
Dowdy Ranch reopened for the season on May 3rd. The Bell's Station entrance will be open on weekends for day use.

Click here for more information about Dowdy Ranch.

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(backpacking and day-use fees)
Headquarters Entrance (directions and map)
	If you’ve never been to Henry W. Coe State Park before, your first visit should be to the Visitor Center at the headquarters entrance. That’s where you can get the information you’ll need to plan safe, enjoyable outings in the park. You can enter Coe Park at the headquarters entrance every day of the year, 24 hours a day. It's the only entrance to the park that has visitor facilities and a drive-in campground, and it's the only entrance where you can bring a dog into the park, though dogs must be kept on a leash at all times and they're not allowed on the hiking roads and trails (except for the half-mile trail between the entrance parking lot and the Visitor Center). Drinking water is available at the headquarters entrance.
Hunting Hollow and Coyote Creek Entrances (directions and map)
	The Hunting Hollow and Coyote Creek entrances are located on the south-west edge of the park. There are no car camping sites at these entrances, but you can enter for the day or backpack into the park from either of them.
	Hunting Hollow Entrance
		The Hunting Hollow gate and parking area is open 24 hours a day, year round. You can arrive at the entrance and park any time of day or night. You can self-register for day use or backpacking. Be sure to take a park map with you when you head into the backcountry. You'll find free handout maps at the bulletin board in the parking area. You can also study a large park map stapled to the bulletin boards. Large maps are available for purchase on weekends when the parking area is staffed (in March through June). Dogs are not allowed at Hunting Hollow. No drinking water is available at the entrance, so be sure to bring what you'll need.
	Coyote Creek Entrance
		Day Use. A parking area is not currently available at the Coyote Creek entrance. If you leave a vehicle at the entrance, you may be ticketed for parking in a no-parking area and your car may be towed away. If you are with a group, you can drop off people and gear at the entrance, drive back and park at the Hunting Hollow entrance, pay the day-use fee (and pick up a map), and then hike back 1.8 miles to the Coyote Creek entrance. Backpacking. If you want to backpack into the park from the Coyote Creek entrance, you must register, park, and pay your backpacking fees at the Hunting Hollow entrance. You might want to drop off companions and backpack gear at the Coyote Creek gate before you park at Hunting Hollow and then hike 1.8 miles back to the Coyote Creek entrance. Dogs are not allowed at the Coyote Creek Entrance. No drinking water is available at the entrance, so be sure to bring what you'll need.
Bell's Station / Dowdy Ranch Entrance (directions and map)
	The Dowdy Ranch Visitor Center, accessed by the Bell's Station Gate off Pacheco Pass Highway, provides seasonal, weekend, day use access to the south-east section of the Park. The Dowdy Ranch Visitor Center was dedicated and opened on May 19, 2007. It will be usually be open during the late spring, summer and early fall and as staffing is available. Drinking water is available at the visitor center. Dowdy Ranch reopened for the season on May 3rd. The Bell's Station entrance will be open on weekends for day use. Click here for more information about Dowdy Ranch.