1335. Butano Loop (01/17/26)

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Distance: 13 miles
Rating: 3 difficulty, 8 beauty
Park info: Butano State Park near Pescadero

Steve owes a writeup! -- Pictures by Giulia, Milon, Qi and Steve

Butano State Park is a nice place not far from many places we hike, but the trailhead is on the Pacific side of the Santa Cruz Mountains, making for a long drive from the South Bay.

There was plenty of climbing over deadfall as we got farther into the park, which wouldn't be a big deal if not for the $10 entrance fee. They clearly aren't spending the money to clear the trails.

Thirst trap trail maintenance

Along Olmo Road

One motivation for this hike was that I adopted a geocache in this park. . .

Upgraded geocache off Ray Linder Memorial Trail

You can burn 'em, but you can't kill 'em

Waterworks along Canyon Trail

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