Tag: Santa Lucia Range

Pfeiffer Falls Trail (Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park, CA)

On By Andrew WojtanikIn Big Sur, California, Moderate Hikes1 Comment

Pfeiffer Falls, Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park, March 2022 More than 12 years after suffering significant damage in the 2008 Basin Complex Fire, the Pfeiffer Falls Trail in California’s Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park reopened for the first time in June 2021. The new and improved route—with its fresh boardwalks, staircases, and bridges—is an impressive …

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Buckeye – Cruikshank – Salmon Creek Trail Loop (Silver Peak Wilderness, CA)

On By Andrew WojtanikIn California, Strenuous Hikes8 Comments

Upper Salmon Creek Falls, Silver Peak Wilderness, February 2021 The Silver Peak Wilderness covers 31,555 acres of the Santa Lucia Range along the central coast of California between Monterey and Cambria. Hikers can explore the heart of the wilderness area by combining the Buckeye, Cruikshank, and Salmon Creek Trails for a 15-mile circuit that covers …

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