A nice article from the Sentinel’s Kimberly White about the Boulder Creek Recreation and Park District’s efforts to make Garrahan Park even better. From the article:
“Residents could soon be stepping, biking, rowing and twisting next to others strolling along the recently installed walking track at Garrahan Park.”
Click HERE to read the full article at the Santa Cruz Sentinel
Tom Stienstra at the San Francisco Chronicle has named Big Basin and in particular the Berry Creek Falls hike as the #1 hike destiniation in the Bay Area. From the article:
“Berry Creek Falls is the No. 1 hiking destination of any park in the greater Bay Area’s nine counties. It’s one of my favorite spots in the world. I try to hike it every year in the spring for a personal birthday present.”
Click HERE to read the full article….
Thanks to Razzu Engen for the beautiful photo….
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The Junction – where Boulder Creek and the San Lorenzo River meet. Still a great place to relax and refresh.
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The Summit near Big Basin.
Challenge: Any readers have a recent photo showing the same mountain skyline? Where exactly was this photo taken?
We’d love to know.
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Free music this weekend brought to you courtesy of the Boulder Creek Rec Center.
Hot dogs and drinks are available. Come join the fun today and tomorrow 1-3 pm.
Tom Stienstra at The San Francsico Chronicle lists Boulder Creek’s Big Basin Park as a great place to find “instant tranquility” in his article on places to go this holiday weekend.
Click HERE for the full article
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Shanna McCord has written an article about the recent “Love in The Wild” walk at Big Basin State Park. The article is for McClatchy News wire so it’ll be read in potentially tons of outlets all over the country.
From the article:
“Love and all the tingly feelings that go with it filled the cool air at Big Basin Redwoods State Park in the Santa Cruz Mountains in California.
The park north of Boulder Creek, known for its miles of hiking trails and old-growth redwoods, was abuzz with mating and reproduction rituals at every turn of the trail”
Click Here to read the full piece
Thanks for sending in this video! The new park looks great.
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A great place will soon be open for camping, running on an interesting model. Almost a mix of conservative privatization and liberal conservation.
The Sentiel reports – Click HERE for the article.
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