Sponsors
A big thank you to our sponsors:
California
State Parks
Mountain Parks
Foundation
Preserving
the legacy of our Redwood forests
Big Basin Redwoods State Park
Related Links
Santa Cruz Bird Club
The
Santa Cruz Bird Club was founded in 1956
Ohlone
Audubon Society
A
chapter of the National Audubon Society serving Southern Alameda County,
CA
Sequoia
Audubon Society
Your
local Audubon chapter for San Mateo County, California
Santa
Clara Valley
Audubon Society
Connecting people with nature
Wild
Bird Center
of Los Gatos
792 Blossom Hill Rd
Los Gatos, CA 95032
(408) 358-9453
Wild
Bird Center
of Monterey
910 Del Monte Center
Monterey, CA 93940
(831) 373-1000
Wild
Birds Unlimited
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Camping
and Event Information
Camping
A
special group campsite will be specially reserved for this event. We
are asking participants to donate $20 per person (or more, if you
feel generous) to Mountain Parks Foundation to help defray the
weekend expenses. Mountain Parks Foundation provides funding
for educational and interpretive activities at Henry Cowell and Big
Basin Redwoods State Parks.
The group campsite is located in a picnic area in the redwoods near
park headquarters and Opal Creek and will be available Friday
afternoon through Sunday afternoon. Sorry, no pets or RVs.
Reservations will be made based on receipt of payment. If you
want to reserve an individual campsite (dogs and RVs OK), make your
reservation through ReserveAmerica.com
or call 1-800-444-7275 (1-800-444-PARK).
Space in the group campsite is limited, and reservations will be
made based on receipt of the $20/person donation.
Reserving a space in the group campsite is easy:
1) Write out a check to Mountain Parks Foundation.
2) Mail the check to:
Big
Basin Redwoods State Park
Wings Over the Basin
21600 Big Basin Way
Boulder Creek, CA 95006
Please indicate how many
people are in your group, which nights you will be camping (Friday
and/or Saturday) and include an e-mail address along with our
contact information so that we can confirm your space(s) and supply
you with details about the weekend activities.
If you reserve a space and then need to cancel, the donation
unfortunately cannot be returned, but know that it is going to a
worthy non-profit.
For more information
about Big Basin Redwoods State Park, see http://www.bigbasin.org/.
Event Information
Please
note: If you are not camping, there is a day use/parking fee at the
park of $6.00 per car.
Things to Bring
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Alarm
clock, if you want to be sure you are awake for the early morning bird
walks.
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Binoculars/scope
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A
dish to share at the potluck on Saturday
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Plates,
cups, utensils, etc.
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Field
Guides
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Camera/film
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Charcoal
or wood for cooking & fires, newspaper, lighter fluid, BBQ tools,
matches. You can buy firewood at headquarters where you check in. Gathering
firewood is not allowed in the park
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Tent/ground
cloth
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Sleeping
bag/pad
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Food
& snacks for the weekend.
There is no restaurant at Big Basin Redwoods State Park. The closest restaurant is in
Boulder Creek. There is a little store that is open from 10-4 and it is a great place to get cold drinks, espresso, ice cream and
treats.
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Water
bottles for hikes
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Day
pack for hikes
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Flashlight
-
Layers
of clothes (it can get chilly at night, warm during the day)
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Extra
socks, shoes
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Sunscreen,
lip balm, insect repellent
-
Hat
-
Jacket
Directions to Big Basin Redwoods State Park
From San Jose or San Francisco
Take
Hwy 280 to Sunnyvale-Saratoga Road. Go southwest, towards the hills until
you get to the Hwy 9 intersection in Saratoga. Turn right on Highway 9.
Follow it up the hill to the 4-way stop at the summit (Skyline Blvd.).
Continue going straight on Hwy 9, down the other side of the hill. Hwy 236
is a "U", intersecting Hwy 9 at either end and Big Basin Redwoods State Park
is in
the middle. It may be best to pass the first Hwy 236 turnoff as this is a
very narrow and winding road which often results in carsickness and white
knuckles. Instead, continue on Hwy 9 until you get to the town of Boulder
Creek. Turn right at the gas station onto Hwy 236. This is a fairly
straight 2-lane road that takes you directly into the park. From Saratoga,
expect the driving time to be about an hour.
From Santa Cruz
Take Highway 9 to Boulder Creek. Turn left at the gas station onto Hwy 236. This will
take you directly into the park.
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