State

California

Region

San Francisco
Bay Area

Park

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Big Basin RSP

Nearby parks

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Henry Cowell

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Portola/Pescadero

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Castle Rock

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Sanborn

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Butano

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Purisima Creek

Trails in this park

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Berry Creek Falls

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Redwood Nature Trail

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Short Loop

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Skyline-to-the-Sea Trail

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Slippery Rock

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Hollow Tree/Meteor

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Blooms Creek

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Creeping Forest

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Sempervirens Falls

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Westridge Trail

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Basin Trail

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Buzzards' Roost

The Skyline-to-the-Sea Trail

A 3-day hike from Saratoga Gap to Waddell Beach

Length miles • Climbing ft

California > San Francisco Bay Area > Big Basin Redwoods State Park > Skyline-to-the-Sea Trail

More photos

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The Travertine Springs Trail (Castle Rock route)

Just below Sempervirens Point (Saratoga Gap route)

Clumps of small redwoods become more common below Beekhuis Road

Near Waterman Gap

Second-growth redwoods near China Grade

Opal Creek

North Escape Road

Second-growth redwoods below Berry Creek Falls

Near Twin Redwoods Camp

Rancho del Oso, near the end of the trail

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