Name: Big River South Trail
Rating: 3.0

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Features Birding · River/Creek · Spring · Swimming · Views · Wildflowers · Wildlife

Family Friendly The Red Woods and its quiet

National Forest Land, obey all laws even though Rangers are almost never present....

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Beautiful not commonly used trail (Shhhh) Secret!

Flora & Fauna

Know poison Oak, Bears and Mountain Lions commonly travel these area. DONT FORGET YOUR WATER! But there is Redwoods!

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Land Manager: National Park Service - Point Reyes National Seashore

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3.0 from 2 votes

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in Mendocino Headlands State Park

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3.0 from 2 votes

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Redwood fairy rings, stumps and ferns along the trail. All the redwoods harvested here were used to build the original SF, CA

Jun 3, 2016 near Fort Bragg, CA

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May 6, 2018

Jessica Mutschler

Jan 7, 2018

Anonymous User

Concierge at Stanford Hotel warned us off this trail. She said it is a homeless encampment. She said to hike on the opposite side of river trail.

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Big River South Trail

“Not well traveled National Forest land trail, brink stable boots, water and hiking sticks prefered. ”

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203' 62 m

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