It is called Butano State Park, hidden in a canyon in the coastal foothills near Pescadero, and it is a very special place for hikers on redwood trails, avid mountain bikers on a superb loop on ...

It’s not as famous as Big Basin Redwoods State Park, its hallowed neighbor to the south. It doesn’t draw nearly as many visitors or feature as many ancient redwoods. But Butano State Park ...

Some hiker friends of mine visit Butano State Park mainly as excuse to stop off for pie at Duarte’s in Pescadero, a few miles down the road. Duarte’s bakes luscious pies with berries picked ...

Blackened bark dots redwood trees along Butano State Park’s Little Butano Creek Trail, which reopened this fall for the first time since the fire. And inside the Pescadero park are literal signs ...

A trip to Butano State Park can get inside your head and realign your brain waves for the rest of summer. This is a Bay Area paradise for hiking, biking, camping and backpacking. It is located in ...

Work has begun on the Butano State Park Forest Health Project, a collaborative effort to reduce fuels and improve the park’s health and biodiversity. California State Parks, the San Mateo ...

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Alongside the rehabilitated trails in Big Basin, fire-impacted areas have been reopened in the Fall Creek Unit of Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park and partially reopened in Butano State Park.