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Red Spring Boardwalk
Location: East of the Visitor Center and Scenic Loop on Calico Basin
Length: ½ mile round trip Difficulty: Easy; wheelchair accessible Estimated Minimum Hike Time: 30 minutes Facilities: Four vault toilets; two near picnic area,
two across parking lot. No water available.
At a Glance
The Trail
Legend
Trail
Trailhead
Suggested Activity Stop Locations
Wayside signs
Picnic Area
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Why a boardwalk?Centuries of heavy use was
damaging the fragile area. The boardwalk lets you visit but keeps the endemic plants, or plants only
found here, safe.
Please stay on the boardwalk!
The start of the trail
(This is the only steep part)
There are many signs along the boardwalk
It looks different up here, doesn’t it?
More signs as we hike
If you look closely, you might see animal tracks in the
sand!
Don’t forget to look up too!
the moon
The boardwalk curves a little
Before getting to petroglyphs that may be thousands of
years old!
Maybe we’ll do an activity here
Back on the boardwalk
You might be able to see the spring here
What a difference water can make!
We’re almost done
But first we’ll pass some butterfly lilies
(and maybe a butterfly)
Just have to head back down
We made it! Now the lizard wants to
hike too.