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.
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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 Aug 3: Fog, high 86°F / low 54° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 8:16 PM
- Start on Gazos Creek Road, heading NE.
- 450 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto Sandy Point Lookout Trail, heading S.
- 350 ftSharp left onto Whitehouse Canyon Road, heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Anderson Landing Road, heading S.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Sunset Camp Connector Trail, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Berry Creek Falls Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftPass The Cascades.
- 50 ftPass Silver Falls.
- 300 ftPass Golden Falls.
- 0.8 miPass Berry Creek Falls.
- 50 ftPass Berry Creek Falls viewpoint.
- 400 ftBear right onto Skyline To The Sea Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miReach Silver Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Berry Creek Falls Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Sunset Camp Connector Trail, heading W.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Anderson Landing Road, heading E.
- 1 miBear left onto Whitehouse Canyon Road, heading N.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Sandy Point Lookout Trail, heading NW.
- 1.4 miSharp left onto Gazos Creek Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~61 min). Leave by 6:55 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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More from Gazos Creek Road Trailhead
- Sandy Point Lookout Trail via Gazos Creek Road 3.1 mi · ▲ 1,242 ft
- Barranca Knolls via Gazos Creek Road 8.6 mi · ▲ 2,786 ft
- Marion Jones Grove–Anderson Landing Road, 3 sights 9.6 mi · ▲ 2,679 ft
- Johansen Road–Meteor Trail, 4 sights 12.7 mi · ▲ 3,399 ft
- Gazos Creek Road & Sandy Point Lookout Trail 13.7 mi · ▲ 2,589 ft
- Dool Trail–Johansen Road, 4 sights 14.8 mi · ▲ 3,440 ft
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