Parking: The parking lot is embedded in a building complex where Green Hills Cafe is. So I'd put the address for this cafe in your Google Maps/GPS to get to Lodato Park. The trailhead is adjacent to this parking lot and cul de sac that you enter the parking lot from. You can call the number listed on this Google marker if you have any questions about parking, like I did.
Hike: It's a nice, easy-to-follow loop where you'll encounter the redwoods soon after the trailhead and throughout the hike. There's lots of trees along the hike, so lots...
Read moreLucky to have this park in Scotts Valley. Good place to walk. Good exercise too since the trails all go up to the top of the nearby ridge. Many people including friends of mine like to take their dogs there. Trails are only for walking, no mountain bikes, etc.. The views are mostly of tall redwood trees. Due to these latter, there's no vista point in the park, even with all the elevation gain...
Read moreGreat short hike perfect for kids took me and my 6 year old less than an hr. Has plenty of parking on parking lot, we where here on Saturday and wasn't to full. The only downside is that you see dog poop on the trail and in some places you can smell it is. Is not the park fault. Let's keep this place cleaned is garbage containers at the entrance of the park. Please pick up...
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