Hike – Fall Creek from Empire Grade to Lime Kilns

Date/Time
Date(s) - 08/12/25
10:00 am - 1:00 pm

Location
Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park

Categories


Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park Fall Creek Unit, from Empire Grade to the Lime Kilns

Meet at one of two places:

  1. Carpool from Los Gatos at 9:20 am., Northside Parking Lot on CA-9 between University and Santa Cruz Avenues. Sign reads: “Free Unlimited Parking – Northside Lot.”  Take CA-17 south toward Los Gatos.  Exit at CA-9 Los Gatos/Saratoga and continue west on CA-9 for 0.3 mile to the parking lot on your right, just before Santa Cruz Avenue.

 

  1. At Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park Fall Creek Unit at 10 am. If you drive directly, take CA-17 south from San Jose toward Santa Cruz.  Exit CA-17 (exit 3) at Mt. Herman Road to Scotts Valley.  Turn right onto Mt. Herman Road.  After 3.5 miles, turn right onto Graham Hill Road. Cross CA-9 onto Felton-Empire Grade.  The Fall Creek unit entrance is 0.6 mile on the right (watch for sign).

 

Parking is free, but there are no facilities at the Fall Creek unit.   Fall Creek Unit Trailhead, Felton Empire Road, Felton, CA 95018

 

The hike begins at Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park Fall Creek Unit at 10 am.

 

Fall Creek (a unit of Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park) is in Felton. This hike is well-suited to hot summer weather. The trails are completely shaded, and the creek runs year-round.  Fall Creek features the former site of lime kilns and a barrel mill, and is second-growth mixed evergreen forest.  Most of the hike follows Fall Creek with gradual elevation gain.  As always, watch out for poison oak.

https://goo.gl/maps/9iyHhbwM42Pt3iSSA

https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=546

https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/fall-creek-to-lime-kilns-trail

If you want to cancel your reservation/sign up:
Call or send an email message to the event leader and inform the leader of your cancellation.  (kpm5000@aol.com or call Klaus Modal at 617-515-6895)

Bookings

Bookings are closed for this event.