Arboretum Pond–Camper Park, 6 sights is an 11.1-mile out-and-back in Wilder Ranch State Park near Rincon, CA. The route reaches Arboretum Pond at the turnaround, 5.6 miles in. It climbs 1,314 ft. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi322 – 1,125 ft11.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: ISB Bridge 36.99950, -122.05895
Nearest town Rincon, CA
Directions
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Arboretum Pond–Camper Park, 6 sights
11.1 mi · ▲ 1,314 ft · 4 hr 21 min
Elevation 320–1,125 ft
Out & Back · Wilder Ranch State Park
Trailhead: ISB Bridge · 36.99950, -122.05895
Weather Aug 3: Fog, high 73°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:15 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Transit-accessible: UCSC Colleges 9 and 10 stop 72 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Across Campus, heading SW.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Spring Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Red Hill Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Camper Park, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Chinquapin Road, heading N.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Chinquapin Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Long Meadow Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Wally World, heading S.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto UCSC Connector/Cave Gulch, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miReach Arboretum Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.8 miSharp right onto Wally World, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Long Meadow Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Chinquapin Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Chinquapin Road, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Camper Park, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Red Hill Road, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Spring Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Across Campus, heading SE.
- 300 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, 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.
Trail surface
28% gravel19% dirt53% unspecified
Weather
FogTemperature 73°F51°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity73%
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:15 PM
Tue
70°54°
Wed
71°52°
Thu
73°56°
Fri
81°60°
Sat
80°61°
Sun
72°58°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~34 min). Leave by 7:20 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
- Transit-accessible: UCSC Colleges 9 and 10 stop 72 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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