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Trailhead for the Nicholas Flat Trail and Willow Creek Trail.
Unidentified species (help us identify it by providing feedback).
Unidentified species (help us identify it by providing feedback).
Coastal prickly pear (Opuntia littoralis) along the Nicholas Flat Trail.
Coastal prickly pear (Opuntia littoralis) along the Nicholas Flat Trail.
Nicholas Flat Trail, looking back at Leo Carrillo State Park Campground.
Nicholas Flat Trail, looking back at Leo Carrillo State Park Campground.
Purple sage (Salvia leucophylla) along the Nicholas Flat Trail.
Sugar bush (Rhus ovata) along the Nicholas Flat Trail.
Nicholas Flat Trail intersection with Willow Creek Trail.
View east from the top of the hike looking down on Nicholas Canyon County Beach.
View east from the top of the hike looking down on California Highway 1 and Nicholas Canyon County Beach.
View west to the Channel Islands from the top of the hike.
View west to the Channel Islands (Anacapa and Santa Cruz Islands) from the top of the hike.
Unidentified species (help us identify it by providing feedback).
Coastal prickly pear (Opuntia littoralis) along the Willow Creek Trail.
Unidentified species (help us identify it by providing feedback).

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