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Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park: Tanbark Trail

The Tanbark Trail trailhead is on the east side of Highway One where it crosses Partington Creek in Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park. It begins with a gentle ascent beneath towering redwoods along cheerful Partington Creek, eventually climbing higher up on the canyon wall and passing beneath mixed hardwood forest until eventually regaining redwood cover at historic Swiss Camp, a beautifully forested glade about 2 miles from the trailhead that makes a perfect resting spot. Beyond Swiss Camp the trail climbs gently through mixed forest once again before descending gently for half a mile to its terminus at the upper end of the fire road leading to the (Latrop Brown) Tin House, just over 3 miles from the trailhead. The meadow in front of the Tin House is a delightful spot for a picnic and basking in the coastal views, and a loop trip can be made by descending a steep 2 miles down the fire road back to the highway at a point about a mile's roadside walk from the Tanbark trailhead.

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