Shriner Peak — Friday, Oct. 3, 2025

I’ve been wanting to do this trail for a few years in the fall to check out the colorful foliage and finally made it happen today. The trail was in great shape, and I only saw three people while hiking and then four rangers and volunteers at the lookout boarding it up for winter. There’s some nice color along the trail, and it looks like more to come still. The color started around 1.67 miles in, give or take (by my watch which was off a little since my overall mileage ended up higher than what it’s listed at). The mountain was out when I arrived in the park but played hide and seek most of the way up, and decided to hide while I was at the lookout (only to come back out when I was driving out of the park). I saw bear scat but no bears or other wildlife. If you want fall color and some solitude, and you don’t mind the long and steep climb, this is a good one right now.