Butano Trail Camp

Beautiful and nicely spread out campsites. It's nice that they have bathrooms, food lockers, and trash cans (at least in the summer). Lots of trees so you can hang a hammock (just not on redwoods). If you walk up the trail a bit onto the ridge there is good phone service which was nice peace of mind. Was not expecting mosquitos though so I got eaten alive! Bring some bug spray!

8 campsites with perfectly flat surface. Food lockers and benches. Nearest watersource is around 1 mile away at Little Butano Creek. The campground is located on the ridge which makes the temps to drop not as low as in canyons like at other campgrounds. My tent had zero condensation which was nice. Cell service is very minimal but enough to check for messages and send a few.

Beautiful sites. Make sure you bring plenty of water, especially during summer. Pit toilet was nice and clean, and helpful that they had trash and recycling cans.

<< Update 2023 -- Sadly much of this information is no longer relevant because the sites are still closed from the 2020 wildfires >> Summer 2018 Update: ⚠️MOSQUITOS⚠️ ——— This is what people think of when they think of hikes in the redwoods. Beautiful terrain the entire way. You’re under the redwood canopy so don't expect warm rays of sunlight once you arrive. You may hear or see camp neighbors but you're five-miles into the redwoods: seclusion. You need a reservation and parking permit. There's no water at the site so you must bring your own. Relying solely on filtering water from streams is risky because sometimes the streams are nearly dry or a mere drip. No campfires allowed. There's a pit toilet at the camp and basically nothing else. Many if not all sites lack actual benches or

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