Metcalf-Huntington Grove Trail

Metcalf-Huntington Grove Trail is an 0.8-mile out-and-back from Walker Road through an unmarked redwood grove to two memorial benches. It's a quick change of pace beside Simpson-Reed, with a creek view and less traffic noise. The route page records about 60 feet of climbing; allow around 30 minutes, plus time if you want to sit or look down at the creek. The main path is clear, but it isn't a maintained nature trail.

Start a few yards beyond the Walker Road bridge. The wide, clear path meanders through redwoods, passes one bench and ends a few yards after the second. Turn around there. A faint continuation follows an embankment above the creek and loops back to the second bench; it isn't part of this mapped walk. From the grove, you can see the creek, and a worn side path reaches its gravel-lined bed. No creek crossing is required. A natural east-west break in the canopy holds late-afternoon light after nearby Simpson-Reed gets darker.

This path is unmarked, unmaintained and absent from official park maps, with no sign at the trailhead. Visitors use it, but the park's authorization for this specific path is unconfirmed; check with California State Parks before setting out. Roadside pullouts near the bridge can be too muddy in winter. Dogs aren't allowed on park trails except service animals.