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Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park
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Places in Pfeiffer Big Sur
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Trails
Trails in Pfeiffer Big Sur
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Moderate
Pfeiffer Falls Trail
Redwoods to a 60-foot falls, then a short climb to valley views.
Moderate
Valley View Trail
Short redwood climb to a bench with a classic Big Sur panorama
Moderate
Buzzard's Roost Trail
Short redwoods-to-ridge climb with broad ocean and canyon views.
Easy
Nature Trail
Gentle redwood loop with river moments and CCC historyWildlife
Wildlife in Pfeiffer Big Sur
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California Condor
Gymnogyps californianusReports peak in the afternoon, around 1 PMOpen wildlife map
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Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavoReports peak in the early morning, around 7 AMOpen wildlife map
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Mule Deer
Odocoileus hemionusReports peak in the early evening, around 6 PMOpen wildlife map
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Turkey Vulture
Cathartes auraReports peak in the afternoon, around 1 PMOpen wildlife mapBefore you go
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