The Throckmorton Fire Station sits near the trailhead. East Peak (2,571') is in view above the station.
Hogback Fire Road connects the Panoramic Highway with the Old Railrad Grade Fire Road on Mount Tamalpias' southern slopes.
A steep section up Hogback Fire Road.
Old Railroad Grade Fire Road is used by both hikers and mountain bikers.
Fern Creek Trail.
Common manzanita (Arctostaphylos manzanita) covers the Mount Tamalpias hillsides along the upper Fern Creek Trail.
The Gardner Fire Lookout sits on top of East Peak (2,571').
Panorama looking south from East Peak with Mount Diablo (3,864'), the East Bay, San Pablo Bay, the San Francisco Peninsula and the Pacific Ocean in veiw from left to right.
Gardner Fire Lookout on the summit of East Peak (2,571').
East Peak.
Angel Island and the East Bay.
Marin Headlands lie adjacent to Mount Tamalpias to the south.
Bon Tempe Lake lies to the north.
Descending Fern Canyon Trail with the Muir Woods valley below.
The Old Railroad Grade Fire Road.