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Silver Falls–Berry Creek Falls, 8 falls is an 8.6-mile out-and-back in Big Basin Redwoods State Park near Butano Park, CA. The route passes The Cascades, Silver Falls, Golden Falls and 2 more. It climbs 2,387 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 95/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi276 – 1,352 ft · steepest grade: 24%9.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Gazos Creek Road 37.19733, -122.29337
Nearest town Butano Park, CA

Directions

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Silver Falls–Berry Creek Falls, 8 falls

8.6 mi · ▲ 2,387 ft · 4 hr 4 min

Elevation 277–1,352 ft

Out & Back · Big Basin Redwoods State Park

Trailhead: Gazos Creek Road · 37.19733, -122.29337

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:11 PM

  1. Start on Gazos Creek Road, heading NE.
  2. 450 ftSharp right, heading S.
  3. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Sandy Point Lookout Trail, heading S.
  4. 350 ftSharp left onto Whitehouse Canyon Road, heading NE.
  5. 0.6 miBear right onto Anderson Landing Road, heading S.
  6. 1 miContinue straight onto Sunset Camp Connector Trail, heading S.
  7. 450 ftTurn right onto Berry Creek Falls Trail, heading S.
  8. 50 ftPass The Cascades.
  9. 50 ftPass Silver Falls.
  10. 300 ftPass Golden Falls.
  11. 0.8 miPass Berry Creek Falls.
  12. 50 ftPass Berry Creek Falls viewpoint.
  13. 400 ftBear right onto Skyline To The Sea Trail, heading N.
  14. 0.3 miReach Silver Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.3 miBear left onto Berry Creek Falls Trail, heading N.
  16. 0.9 miTurn left onto Sunset Camp Connector Trail, heading W.
  17. 450 ftContinue straight onto Anderson Landing Road, heading E.
  18. 1 miBear left onto Whitehouse Canyon Road, heading N.
  19. 0.6 miSharp right, heading W.
  20. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sandy Point Lookout Trail, heading NW.
  21. 1.4 miSharp left onto Gazos Creek Road, heading NE.
  22. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

3% dirt97% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:11 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~46 min). Leave by 6:05 PM for the 7:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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