Marion Jones Grove–Anderson Landing Road, 3 sights is a 12.9-mile out-and-back in Big Basin Redwoods State Park near San Lorenzo Park, CA. The route reaches Marion Jones Grove at the turnaround, 6.4 miles in. It climbs 2,486 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 94/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi709 – 2,264 ft · steepest grade: 19%13.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Butano Fire Road 37.21570, -122.23200
Nearest town San Lorenzo Park, CA
Directions
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Marion Jones Grove–Anderson Landing Road, 3 sights
12.9 mi · ▲ 2,486 ft · 5 hr 33 min
Elevation 710–2,264 ft
Out & Back · Big Basin Redwoods State Park
Trailhead: Butano Fire Road · 37.21570, -122.23200
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 87°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Johansen Road, heading SW.
- 3.4 miSharp left onto Gazos Creek Road, heading SE.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Whitehouse Canyon Road, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Anderson Landing Road, heading S.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Sunset Camp Connector Trail, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Sunset Trail, heading S.
- 1.6 miReach Marion Jones Grove, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.6 miTurn right onto Sunset Camp Connector Trail, heading S.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Anderson Landing Road, heading N.
- 1 miBear right onto Whitehouse Canyon Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Gazos Creek Road, heading N.
- 350 ftSharp right onto Johansen Road, heading NW.
- 3.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
20% dirt80% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 87°F61°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity22%
Hourly temperature
90°60°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:16 PM
Tue
82°59°
Wed
80°50°
Thu
79°49°
Fri
88°59°
Sat
84°54°
Sun
76°48°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 7:32 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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