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Camper Park–Chinquapin Road, 5 sights is a 9.3-mile out-and-back in Wilder Ranch State Park near Gordola, CA. It climbs 970 ft. It scores 27/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi528 – 1,125 ft10.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Dimeo Lane 36.98237, -122.10398
Nearest town Gordola, CA

Directions

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Camper Park–Chinquapin Road, 5 sights

9.3 mi · ▲ 970 ft · 3 hr 35 min

Elevation 529–1,125 ft

Out & Back · Wilder Ranch State Park

Trailhead: Dimeo Lane · 36.98237, -122.10398

Weather Aug 3: Fog, high 74°F / low 53° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:15 PM

No dogs on part of this route

  1. Start on Dimeo Lane, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftBear left onto Wilder Ridge Loop, heading N.
  3. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Dimeo Lane, heading NE.
  4. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Wilder Ridge Loop, heading E.
  5. 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right onto Eucalyptus Loop, heading N.
  7. 1.1 miBear left onto Chinquapin Trail, heading E.
  8. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Chinquapin Road, heading NE.
  9. 1.1 miTurn right onto Red Hill Road, heading S.
  10. 50 ftTurn left onto Chinquapin Road, heading S.
  11. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  12. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Camper Park, heading SE.
  13. 250 ftTurn left onto Red Hill Road, heading SW.
  14. 0.2 miSharp left onto Spring Road, heading SE.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Across Campus, heading SE.
  16. 0.1 miReach Dimeo Lane, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Spring Road, heading S.
  18. 50 ftSharp right onto Red Hill Road, heading S.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right onto Camper Park, heading NE.
  20. 0.4 miTurn left onto Chinquapin Road, heading N.
  21. 150 ftTurn right onto Red Hill Road, heading N.
  22. 50 ftTurn left onto Chinquapin Road, heading N.
  23. 0.8 miBear left, heading W.
  24. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Chinquapin Trail, heading N.
  25. 1.2 miBear right onto Eucalyptus Loop, heading S.
  26. 1.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  27. 0.1 miTurn right onto Wilder Ridge Loop, heading SW.
  28. 200 ftContinue straight onto Dimeo Lane, heading S.
  29. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Wilder Ridge Loop, heading S.
  30. 0.3 miBear right onto Dimeo Lane, heading SW.
  31. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

41% dirt23% gravel1% paved35% unspecified

Weather

FogTemperature 74°F53°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity95%
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:15 PM
Tue 67°52°
Wed 67°53°
Thu 74°57°
Fri 82°61°
Sat 81°62°
Sun 72°59°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 7:24 PM for the 8:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route

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