Buzzards Roost–Blooms Creek Trail, 3 sights is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Big Basin Redwoods State Park near Forest Springs, CA. The route reaches Buzzards Roost at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 1,218 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi955 – 2,126 ft · steepest grade: 20%4.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Blooms Creek Trail 37.16706, -122.21685
Nearest town Forest Springs, CA
Directions
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Buzzards Roost–Blooms Creek Trail, 3 sights
4.6 mi · ▲ 1,218 ft · 2 hr 9 min
Elevation 956–2,127 ft
Out & Back · Big Basin Redwoods State Park
Trailhead: Blooms Creek Trail · 37.16706, -122.21685
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 88°F / low 57° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:15 PM
Transit-accessible: Big Basin Redwoods State Park stop 723 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Blooms Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Pine Mountain Road, heading S.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Pine Mountain Trail, heading SE.
- 1.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 450 ftReach Buzzards Roost, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miSharp left onto Pine Mountain Road, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Blooms Creek Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
ClearTemperature 88°F57°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity42%
Hourly temperature
90°55°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:15 PM
Tue
84°58°
Wed
82°52°
Thu
83°53°
Fri
92°63°
Sat
88°58°
Sun
80°52°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~79 min). Leave by 6:36 PM for the 8:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:23 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Big Basin Redwoods State Park stop 723 m from the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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