Butano State Park

Butano State Park is a state park of California, USA, showcasing the secluded redwood-filled canyon of Little Butano Creek, a tributary of Butano Creek in the Pescadero Creek watershed. Located in San Mateo County near Pescadero, the 4,728-acre (1,913 ha) park was established in 1956.[1]

Butano Creek State Park
IUCN category III (natural monument or feature)
Olmo Fire Road in Butano State Park
LocationSan Mateo County, California, USA
Nearest cityPescadero, California
Coordinates37°12′48″N 122°18′35″W
Area4,728 acres (19.13 km2)
Established1956
Governing bodyCalifornia Department of Parks and Recreation

The park features miles of hiking trails, 21 drive-in campsites and 18 walk-in campsites. Restrooms with running water are provided. Drinking water is available at the park in both the campground and in the day use areas. There are no showers. Butano also has a backpacking site along a trail 5.5 miles (8.9 km) up from the entrance. There is no water at the site but there is water nearby from seasonal streams.[2]

Guided nature walk and weekend campfire programs are offered during the summer.

Name

Butano as a name has been applied to land grants, creeks, falls, ridges and forests. The earliest mention is by Padre Jaime Escudet in 1816. A butano is what early Californians called a drinking cup made from horn of a bull or other animal. A Native American origin is possible.[3] It has been suggested that the word might mean “meeting place”.

See also

References
  1. "California State Park System Statistical Report: Fiscal Year 2009/10" (PDF). California State Parks: 30. Retrieved 2011-10-23. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. "Butano SP". California State Parks. Retrieved 2011-10-23.
  3. Gudde, Erwin G. (1998). California place names : the origin and etymology of current geographical names (4th ed., rev. and enl. ed.). Berkeley: University of California Press. p. 53. ISBN 0520213165.
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