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Sempervirens Falls

20-foot waterfall surrounded by green

Waterfall in Big Basin Redwoods State Park, Coast Ranges near Boulder Creek, CA

Park rangers often recommend this popular hike to visitors who are looking for a one-hour outing. The hike is short, more or less level, and there’s a little waterfall at the end. The trail also has some outstanding redwoods, though mostly at the beginning.

The biggest drawback of this hike is that the trail runs alongside Lodge Road for most of the way. The road isn’t very busy, but it makes it hard to really appreciate the scenery; the trail has an oddly utilitarian feel and mainly seems intended to keep people from walking in the road. It fact a lot of people do just walk on the road, since it’s more level and the scenery is actually a little better; especially around the entrance to Huckleberry Campground, some impressive redwoods can be seen from the road but not the trail. There’s no parking at the waterfall, otherwise you could just drive there.

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