The Statue Of Responsibility & Creeping Forest Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Big Basin Redwoods State Park near Riverside Grove, CA. The route reaches The Statue Of Responsibility at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It climbs 614 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi978 – 1,250 ft · steepest grade: 21%2.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Creeping Forest Trail 37.17668, -122.22171
Nearest town Riverside Grove, CA
Directions
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The Statue Of Responsibility & Creeping Forest Trail
2.5 mi · ▲ 614 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Elevation 978–1,248 ft
Out & Back · Big Basin Redwoods State Park
Trailhead: Creeping Forest Trail · 37.17668, -122.22171
Weather Aug 3: Partly cloudy, high 84°F / low 53° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
Transit-accessible: Big Basin Redwoods State Park stop 505 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Creeping Forest Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear right onto Gazos Creek Road, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Dool Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Skyline To The Sea Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 150 ftReach The Statue Of Responsibility, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Dool Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Gazos Creek Road, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Creeping Forest Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 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
82% dirt18% unspecified
Weather
Partly cloudyTemperature 84°F53°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV8Humidity54%
Hourly temperature
85°50°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:16 PM
Tue
76°54°
Wed
73°50°
Thu
83°53°
Fri
92°63°
Sat
88°58°
Sun
80°52°
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Big Basin Redwoods State Park stop 505 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Creeping Forest Trail Trailhead
- Creeping Forest Trail & Gazos Creek Road 2.1 mi · ▲ 412 ft
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- Sempervirens Falls–Leonard Redwood Grove, 4 sights 6.1 mi · ▲ 804 ft
- Cutter Scout Camp Pond–Butano Fire Road, 5 sights 10.5 mi · ▲ 2,003 ft
- Basin Easement Trail–Basin Trail, 5 sights 12.1 mi · ▲ 2,420 ft
- Creeping Forest Trail–Johansen Road, 5 sights 14.6 mi · ▲ 2,753 ft
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