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| Butano State Park - Site # 40 | |||
| Background: | Butano State Park's old-growth redwoods provide nesting habitat for winter wrens, varied thrushes, and marbled murrelets. Groves of live oaks harbor chickadees and arboreal salmanders. Temporary sag ponds shelter California newts, which share the spongy topsoil with banana slugs and locally rare Calypso orchids. The creek houses Pacific giant salamanders, rainbow trout, and California red-legged frogs. Black-headed grosbeaks, Swainson's thrushes, Wilson's warblers, and other migratory birds occupy willows and alders along the lower creek. Black-tailed deer, coyotes, and even bobcats inhabit the grasslands. The ridgetop chaparral affords views of western fence lizards and rare sighting of peregrine falcons. | ||
| Viewing Tips: | Mammals, songbirds year-round. Murrelets present spring and summer; heard, but rarely seen. WATCH FOR TICKS, POISON OAK AND STINGING NETTLE. | ||
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| Staff On-site: | Yes | ||
| Open: | Everday | ||
| Hours: | sunrise - sunset | ||
| Year Round: | Yes | ||
| How to Get There: | North of Pescadero, from Highway 1 go east on Pescadero Road 2.5 miles. Turn south on Cloverdale Road; drive 4 miles to entrance. South of Pescadero, from Highway 1 go east on Gazos Creek Road 2 miles. Turn south on Cloverdale Road, drive 1.2 miles to entrance. | ||
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| Managing Agency: | California State Parks | ||
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| Physical Address: | 1500 Cloverdale Rd. Pescadero, CA 94060 |
Agency 2: | same , CA |
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| Site Phone: | (650) 879-2040 | ||
| County: | San Mateo | ||
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