Marion Jones Grove–Anderson Landing Road, 3 sights is a 9.6-mile out-and-back in Big Basin Redwoods State Park near Butano Park, CA. The route reaches Marion Jones Grove at the turnaround, 4.8 miles in. It climbs 2,679 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 95/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi325 – 1,352 ft · steepest grade: 24%9.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Gazos Creek Road 37.19733, -122.29337
Nearest town Butano Park, CA
Directions
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Marion Jones Grove–Anderson Landing Road, 3 sights
9.6 mi · ▲ 2,679 ft · 4 hr 32 min
Elevation 324–1,352 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 left onto Sunset Trail, heading S.
- 1.6 miReach Marion Jones Grove, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.6 miTurn right onto Sunset Camp Connector Trail, heading N.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Anderson Landing Road, heading SW.
- 1 miBear left onto Whitehouse Canyon Road, heading N.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Sandy Point Lookout Trail, heading W.
- 1.4 miSharp left onto Gazos Creek Road, heading NE.
- 250 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
2% dirt98% unspecified
Weather
FogTemperature 86°F54°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV6Humidity59%
Hourly temperature
90°50°
Sunrise 6:16 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:16 PM
Tue
78°57°
Wed
65°54°
Thu
66°55°
Fri
69°56°
Sat
69°55°
Sun
65°53°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~61 min). Leave by 6:54 PM for the 8:16 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
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- 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
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