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Mushroom Central 🍄 – Unmapped Chinese Gulch trail loop from Kruse Rhododendron State Natural Reserve

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Mushroom Central 🍄 – Unmapped Chinese Gulch trail loop from Kruse Rhododendron State Natural Reserve

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Mushroom Central 🍄 – Unmapped Chinese Gulch trail loop from Kruse Rhododendron State Natural Reserve

01:11

4.07km

110m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: September 10, 2026

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Kruse Rhododendron State Natural Reserve

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

1

62 m

Chinese Gulch - Rhododendron Loop Trail

Highlight • Trail

Best time to see the white and rose-colored coast rhododendron blossoming is between April and early June. Free entrance

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2

635 m

Mushroom Central 🍄

Highlight • Natural

Perhaps there are so many mushrooms here because it's not allowed to pick them in Kruse Rhododendron park. But you are welcome to grab some, carefully and just for personal …

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1.86 km

Kruse Rhododendron State Natural Reserve

Nature Reserve

4

2.35 km

Phillips Gulch - Secondary growth redwoods

Highlight • Forest

Dense redwood forest with mostly medium and young trees surrounding the enormous stumps still standing from the redwood logging a hundred years ago.

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5

3.56 km

Unmapped Chinese Gulch trail

Highlight • Trail

The wonderful loop trail to see the white and rose-colored coast rhododendron in their natural coastal habitat is not mapped on OSM or Google Maps, so follow the local map …

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B

4.07 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.95 km

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.59 km

358 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

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