Red Spring Boardwalk

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.