Annual Hike & Cookout at Leo Carrillo State Beach

Link to Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1738376900685557/

Join Veggie Hikers, Vegan Spirituality, and the “No Meat & Mingle” communities at Leo Carrillo State Beach for our annual hike and vegan cookout! If you can’t make the hike, please attend the cookout (and vice versa). The hike starts at 10AM. The cookout / potluck portion of the event starts at about 2PM. Leashed dogs are welcome at the beach, but not on the trail. See details about the hike and where our cookout will be in the "Notes from Hosts" section below.

**** In order to participate in the potluck portion of the event, you must bring a ready to eat vegan dish to share or vegan items to grill and share (veggie kabobs, vegan burgers/hotdogs, etc.). Not doing so may not seem fair to those of us that do. Vegan means no meat, fish, eggs, dairy or honey - No animal products at all. If everyone does not bring a prepared dish or food to grill to serve at least 10 people there may not be enough food. Thank you.****

***This is a free event. Donations are welcome and not required. Funds will be used to pay for Meetup dues, supplies and other costs for future potlucks.***

***NOTES FROM HOSTS: We will meet at the North end of Leo Carrillo State Beach near Lifeguard Tower #4 at 10am. You can park for free on the Pacific Coast Highway near the stairs leading to Tower #4 or pay to park your car inside the park and drive along the beach to the lot near Tower #4. If the stairs that lead from PCH directly to tower #4 are closed, you can enter the park through the entrance south of Tower 4 and walk along the path to our meeting place. From the parking lot by Tower 4, we will start our hike by walking south on the beach to the Nicholas Flat and Willow Creek Trailhead. Then we’ll walk up the Willow Creek Trail to the short Ocean Vista Trail to a beautiful viewpoint. For a gentle hike, we can descend on the Nicholas Flat Trail toward the beach or continue uphill for a more strenuous hike toward anoth