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.
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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
- Start on Dimeo Lane, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Wilder Ridge Loop, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Dimeo Lane, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Wilder Ridge Loop, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Eucalyptus Loop, heading N.
- 1.1 miBear left onto Chinquapin Trail, heading E.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Chinquapin Road, heading NE.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Red Hill Road, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Chinquapin Road, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Camper Park, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Red Hill Road, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Spring Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Across Campus, heading SE.
- 0.1 miReach Dimeo Lane, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Spring Road, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Red Hill Road, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Camper Park, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Chinquapin Road, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Red Hill Road, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Chinquapin Road, heading N.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Chinquapin Trail, heading N.
- 1.2 miBear right onto Eucalyptus Loop, heading S.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Wilder Ridge Loop, heading SW.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Dimeo Lane, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Wilder Ridge Loop, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Dimeo Lane, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive 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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Weather
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.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Dimeo Lane Trailhead
- Horseman's Trail via Wilder Ridge Loop 2.6 mi · ▲ 334 ft
- Overlook & Dimeo Lane via Wilder Ridge Loop 2.8 mi · ▲ 173 ft
- Eagle Viewpoint–Dimeo Lane, 3 sights 4.5 mi · ▲ 571 ft
- Dimeo Lane & Eucalyptus Loop 4.5 mi · ▲ 521 ft
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