Big Basin Redwoods State Park (Santa Cruz County)

OTE Ratings: O7/T2/E5
Distance: 20 - 35 miles
Time: 3.5 - 6 hours
USGS 7.5' topo: Big Basin, CA (eastern portion, including park headquarters); Franklin Point, CA (western portion); Ano Nuevo, CA (Waddell Creek)

Description

There are many possible rides here. Most are only on fire roads. Can be long, but there are also some shorter possibilities. The high "O" rating is because of the beauty and relative remoteness of the redwood forests. Also, check out the Waddell Creek trail description.

Directions to the start

Highway 9 to highway 236, to Big Basin Headquarters ("BBHQ").

The ride

Editor's note (1996.09.19)
A park ranger has kindly informed me that the rides that used to be described here run through a piece of private property. We'll be updating this page in the future with fully-legal rides.

For more information

The official State Parks Page
Erik Goetze's park map, with several VR panoramas

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