Best hikes in Big Basin Redwoods State Park
Ambleway maps 35 hikes in Big Basin Redwoods State Park, from a 2.1-mile walk to a 15-mile day out. All of them score as wild, staying clear of roads and development for most of the route; the wildest is Silver Falls–Berry Creek Falls, 8 falls. The biggest climb is Clark Viewpoint–Westridge Viewpoint, 6 sights, gaining 3,985 ft, and the network tops out at 2,489 ft. 6 start within walking range of public transit.
- Creeping Forest Trail & Gazos Creek Road 2.1 mi · ▲ 412 ft
- Cutter Scout Camp Pond–Butano Fire Road, 3 sights 2.2 mi · ▲ 386 ft
- Sequoia Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 150 ft
- Skyline To The Sea - Toll Road Interconnector Trail & Skyline To The Sea Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 193 ft
- East Ridge Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 638 ft
- Basin Easement Trail & Basin Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 489 ft
- Last Chance Road–North Pine Mountain Road, 3 sights 2.7 mi · ▲ 248 ft
- East Ridge Road–Eastridge Connector Trail Loop, 3 sights 2.7 mi · ▲ 497 ft
- Sempervirens Falls–Eastridge Connector Trail Loop, 3 sights 2.8 mi · ▲ 355 ft
- Pig Ridge Cutoff–Pine Mountain Trail, 3 sights 3 mi · ▲ 851 ft
- Eagle Rock & Eagle Rock Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 1,166 ft
- Connector Trail & Meteor Trail via Middle Ridge Road 3.9 mi · ▲ 1,178 ft
- Little Basin Reservoir (closed)–Pine Mountain Trail, 3 sights 4 mi · ▲ 1,081 ft
- Chalk Mountain & Chalks Truck Viewpoint via Chalks Truck Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 1,078 ft
- Westridge Viewpoint 4.1 mi · ▲ 1,018 ft
- Año Nuevo State Park Viewpoint 4.6 mi · ▲ 1,505 ft
- Westridge Viewpoint & Westridge Trail 5.1 mi · ▲ 1,218 ft
- North Pine 5.3 mi · ▲ 2,096 ft
- Hihn Hammond Road–Last Chance Road, 3 sights 5.3 mi · ▲ 951 ft
- Eagle Rock Trail 5.6 mi · ▲ 1,510 ft
- Whitehouse Road via Chalks Road 7.1 mi · ▲ 1,995 ft
- High Viewpoint & Whitehouse Ridge Viewpoint via Chalks Road 7.5 mi · ▲ 1,648 ft
- The Statue Of Responsibility & Middle Ridge Road 8.2 mi · ▲ 1,509 ft
- Silver Falls–Berry Creek Falls, 8 falls 8.6 mi · ▲ 2,387 ft
- Leonard Redwood Grove–Father-of-the-Forest, 4 sights 8.7 mi · ▲ 1,509 ft
- Whitehouse Ridge Viewpoint & Whitehouse Ridge Trail via Chalks Road 9.1 mi · ▲ 2,374 ft
- Johansen Road–Sandy Point Lookout Trail, 3 sights 9.6 mi · ▲ 1,504 ft
- Marion Jones Grove–Anderson Landing Road, 3 sights 9.6 mi · ▲ 2,679 ft
- Vallco Fashion Park Redwood Grove–East Ridge Road, 3 sights 9.7 mi · ▲ 1,528 ft
- Connector Trail–Hollow Tree Trail, 5 sights 10.7 mi · ▲ 2,192 ft
- Buzzards Roost–Leonard Redwood Grove, 5 sights 13 mi · ▲ 2,688 ft
- Bulls Spring–Vallco Fashion Park Redwood Grove Loop, 11 sights 13.5 mi · ▲ 2,424 ft
- Clark Viewpoint–Westridge Viewpoint, 6 sights 14.1 mi · ▲ 3,985 ft
- Dool Trail–Johansen Road, 4 sights 14.8 mi · ▲ 3,440 ft
- Basin Easement Trail–Basin Trail, 5 sights 15 mi · ▲ 2,512 ft