If you happen to be cruising through the town of Boulder Creek, grab your mountain bike, hiking shoes and camera. Boulder Creek is the gateway to Big Basin State Park, home of the redwoods and the San Lorenzo Valley. The town of Boulder Creek is fairly unique and rich in history, especially with logging. The main park in town is Junction Park and this is where all the locals get together for some good times, especially after the 4th of July festival. If your looking for some camping in town, or maybe Big Basin State Park is at full capacity then check out Redwood Resort at the south end of town. Several hardware and liquor stores in town will be sure to take care of any last minute camping or backpacking item that you forgot at home. Check out Johnnie's Market or New Leaf market. Both have good lunches at reasonable prices and if you are looking for pharmacy type items the the Boulder Creek Pharmacy has it. Boulder Creek makes a great pit stop for Big Basin Campers. Don't forget to gas up in town also.
Every year Boulder Creek houses the annual Art and Wine Festival and it is usually a great success, especially when it is hot out. There are also numerous murals throughout town that local artists have been painting for years. Boulder Creek also houses the San Lorenzo Valley Museum where a lot of local history has been documented. If you are in town go check it out!
San Lorenzo Valley Museum
831-338-8382
Boulder Creek Pharmacy
831-338-2144
Redwood Resort Camping
831-338-3413
San Lorenzo Valley Museum
831-338-8382
Big Basin State Park
831-338-8860
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Thursday, January 22, 2009
Friday, January 25, 2008
Eagle Rock - Big Basin State Park, Santa Cruz County
Eagle Rock, Big Basin, California, United States
Eagle Rock is probably one of my favorite spots in all of California, and perhaps the world. It is a nice hike to the top and the view looks over my childhood home at the Boulder Creek Golf and Country Club. So this spot has significant meaning to me as I spent a lot of my youth in these mountain ranges. Anyway, Eagle Rock was once a fire lookout tower location for the CDF forest service. Now it is just an abandoned building with unfortunately, a lot of grafitti. But none the less it is still 360 degrees of pure Santa Cruz Mountains beauty. Also you can see Buzzards Roost which is another favorite of mine. The round trip hike is probably a little over 3 miles. The first picture was taken before the grafitti!
Directions:
Now growing up here I know of a couple fun ways of getting to Eagle Rock. The most popular way is go towards Big basin from Boulder Creek or through Watermans Gap at the other end of 236. If you decide to come through Boulder Creek go past the Boulder Creek Golf and Country Club. Head to Little Basin and go left all the way to the Hewlett Packard entrance. Park here but dont block the entrance. Hike up the hill and your on the Eagle Rock trail.
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Eagle Rock is probably one of my favorite spots in all of California, and perhaps the world. It is a nice hike to the top and the view looks over my childhood home at the Boulder Creek Golf and Country Club. So this spot has significant meaning to me as I spent a lot of my youth in these mountain ranges. Anyway, Eagle Rock was once a fire lookout tower location for the CDF forest service. Now it is just an abandoned building with unfortunately, a lot of grafitti. But none the less it is still 360 degrees of pure Santa Cruz Mountains beauty. Also you can see Buzzards Roost which is another favorite of mine. The round trip hike is probably a little over 3 miles. The first picture was taken before the grafitti!
Directions:
Now growing up here I know of a couple fun ways of getting to Eagle Rock. The most popular way is go towards Big basin from Boulder Creek or through Watermans Gap at the other end of 236. If you decide to come through Boulder Creek go past the Boulder Creek Golf and Country Club. Head to Little Basin and go left all the way to the Hewlett Packard entrance. Park here but dont block the entrance. Hike up the hill and your on the Eagle Rock trail.
View Larger Map
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