4.4 hr
The Butano Fire Road starts on the paved Cloverdale Road. From there, climb a hillside of grassland and coastal scrub with good views of the surrounding countryside. <br><br>As you work your way away from the coast, you enter a forest of Douglas-fir and redwoods. There is a view at the junction with the Jackson Flats Trail, which runs to the south. <br><br>Continue climbing. The road turns east and passes an abandoned runway. <br><br>Descend into a grove of old-growth redwoods. Pass by Butano Trail Camp and the intersection with the Indian Trail. <br><br>Climb again and pass the intersection with Olmo Fire Road. Two miles farther on, the road reaches the Butano State Park boundary. <br><br>From the park boundary, the road continues through the private property of Gazos Tree Farm to Big Basin State Park, but a no-trespassing sign indicates that this section is off-limits.