Trail Updates
Current trail conditions
Trails around Loreto change. A single storm can wash out a road, move boulders in a canyon or leave cairns buried in a new arroyo. Check here before you head out for changes we and other hikers have found since the guidebook was printed.
Latest updates
October 2026 · South of Loreto
Pablo’s Plunge
The dirt road down to the beach is impassable to vehicles past the clearing, following the 2018 washout. Park at the clearing and walk the rest of the way down.
Help us keep this current
Found something changed on a trail?
A washed-out road, a new fence or gate, a missing cairn, a dry spring that is usually running. Let us know which hike, when you were there and what you found, and we’ll post it here for the next hiker.
Send a trail updateConditions can change quickly in the desert. Updates here are reports from hikers, not guarantees, so always use your own judgment on the trail.