Location: County: Sonoma. Nearest City: Jenner.
Campsites, facilities: No campsites. Point of interest
to visit while on tour.
Reservations, fees: Call the park for information.
Contact: Phone the park at 1-707-847-3286.
Operating hours, seasons: Call the park for information;
open all year round.
Directions: The reserve is approximately 20 miles north
of Jenner, near milepost 43 on Highway One.
Weather, clothing: The weather can be changeable; layered
clothing is recommended.
Trip notes: Kruse Rhododendron State Reserve contains
317 acres of rhododendron and second-growth redwood, Douglas
fir, and tan oak. The reserve was the site of an old forest fire
scar which is now covered with clusters of pink blossoms from
April through June. A short loop trail leads through clusters
of rhododendrons and five miles of other trails wind along other
sections of the reserve. The reserve is adjacent to the Salt
Point State Park.
© 2001, Miwok Lodge 439, Order of the
Arrow, Santa Clara County Council Inc., BSA
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