Año Nuevo State Park Viewpoint
4.6 mi · ▲ 1,505 ft · 2 hr 17 min
Año Nuevo State Park Viewpoint is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Big Basin Redwoods State Park near Swanton, CA. The route reaches Año Nuevo State Park Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 1,505 ft, with sections as steep as 33% grade. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Año Nuevo State Park Viewpoint
4.6 mi · ▲ 1,505 ft · 2 hr 17 min
Elevation 680–1,454 ft
Out & Back · Big Basin Redwoods State Park
Trailhead: 37.13635, -122.29764
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:11 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 1.2 miReach Año Nuevo State Park Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 1.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:51 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:11 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:37 PM.
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