Sandy Point Lookout Trail via Gazos Creek Road
3.1 mi · ▲ 1,242 ft · 1 hr 39 min
Sandy Point Lookout Trail via Gazos Creek Road is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Butano State Park near Butano Park, CA. It climbs 1,242 ft, with sections as steep as 33% grade. It scores 91/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Sandy Point Lookout Trail via Gazos Creek Road
3.1 mi · ▲ 1,242 ft · 1 hr 39 min
Elevation 324–1,347 ft
Out & Back · Butano State Park
Trailhead: Gazos Creek Road · 37.19733, -122.29337
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:11 PM
- Start on Gazos Creek Road, heading NE.
- 450 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto Sandy Point Lookout Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftReach Sandy Point Lookout Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.4 miSharp left onto Gazos Creek Road, heading N.
- 450 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~47 min). Leave by 6:03 PM for the 7:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Johansen Road–Meteor Trail, 4 sights 12.7 mi · ▲ 3,399 ft
- Silver Falls–Berry Creek Falls, 8 falls 8.6 mi · ▲ 2,387 ft
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