Boggs Mountain

Boggs is in the heart of the Mayacamas Range just across Cobb Valley from Cobb Mountain 4,728' the highest in the range.

Boggs is also Boggs Mountain State Forest with an entrance road elevation of 3,000'. A system of easy roads and trails weave their way across and between the rolling high points roughly 3,500 to 3,700'.

There is a shooting range and when i was down that neck of the woods (the far southeast end of the mountain) a paint ball group was punctuating the silence to a significant degree. But it's a big old mountain and plenty of places to find lengthy peaceful walks in the woods.
Friends of Boggs Mountain is a good site to get to know as well.

Getting There

 From Middletown take Hwy. 175 9.6 miles into the Cobb Mountain area and turn right just after a sharp uphill S turn at the Boggs State Forest entrance (Foresty Rd 9999). Drive in less than a mile for parking and entrance station area with maps etc..

From Lakeport at the Scotts Valley exit on Hwy 29 go east 11.7 miles to Hwy 175. Go right into the mountains another 10 winding miles to Forestry Rd. 9999 just past Hobergs  Resort.

Route

    There are numerous trails routes roads etc.. The actual summit is all trees and is only discernable because you can't go any higher. It's all pretty easy grades of hiking nothing is really steep.
Click here for a good trail map from Friends of Boggs Mtn.

Where ARE the views if any on this mountain?

There is a fine view off the rim of the southeast end overlooking Collayomi Valley and a few others down the ridge just beyond the gate at the south end of Forest road 500.
There is a Vista Point on the trail map overlooking the the northeast end but it is way overgrown and hardly worth a visit.

Route to the best viewpoint at the southeast end: Take Forestry rd. 500 for 3.6 miles from the park entrance. where it junctions with rd. 540 coming down from the left. Take 540 .4 mile and get on rd 542 going right. 542 splits at .3 mile. Stay to the right and go about a quarter mile to a small pile of rocks just off the road to the right indicating Corkys' Trail but the sign is gone as of June '15. Take it out a short distance to the overlook. It's a swell view out southeast over Collayomi Valley with Mt. St. Helena dominating the view to the south.

There are also some views down Rd 500 past the locked gate at the junction with 540. Go down about a third of a  mile and above to the right is a sizeable rock face about 60 ft. high that can be scrambled from the sides. Interestingly some folks have carried a bench up to the top which has some decent views to the northeast.  There are also some good views of Cobb and St. Helena from the south end of the heliport area near the entrance to the park.

Red Tape

 Camping only in campgrounds. Campfires only in campgrounds. No hunting or shooting unless permissible. Motor vehicles must stay on roads. Keep pets leashed and controlled in camp area. Confine smoking to campgrounds.

There is a kiosk near the entrance with maps and a bulletin board with more info.

When to Climb

Year around. Probably springtime. It gets hot and exceptionally dry  in summer and can easily get snowed in in winter with roads temporarily closed.

Camping

 Click on this link for camping info.

Weather and 10 day forecast

    Click here for the current weather and 10 day forecast for Cobb Ca.