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Butano State Park

State park in California, United States

Field	Value
name	Butano Creek State Park
iucn_category	III
photo	Butano State Park - Olmo Fire Road.jpg
photo_caption	Olmo Fire Road in Butano State Park
map	USA California#USA
relief	1
location	San Mateo County, California, United States
nearest_city	Pescadero, California
coordinates
area_acre	4728
established	1956
governing_body	California Department of Parks and Recreation

Butano State Park is a state park in the U.S. state of California, showcasing the secluded redwood-filled canyon of Little Butano Creek, a tributary of Butano Creek in the Pescadero Creek watershed. Located in San Mateo County near Pescadero, the 4728 acre park was established in 1956.

Features

The park features 40 miles of hiking trails, 21 drive-in campsites and 18 walk-in campsites. Restrooms with running water are provided. Drinking water is available at the park in both the campground and in the day use areas. There are no showers. Butano also has a backpacking site along a trail 5.5 mi up from the entrance. There is no water at the site but there is water nearby from seasonal streams.

Guided nature walk and weekend campfire programs are offered during the summer.

Name

Butano as a name has been applied to land grants, creeks, falls, ridges and forests. The earliest mention is by Padre Jaime Escudet in 1816. A butano is what early Californians called a drinking cup made from horn of a bull or other animal. A Native American origin is possible. It has been suggested that the word might mean "meeting place".

References

"California State Park System Statistical Report: Fiscal Year 2009/10". California State Parks.
"Butano SP".
"Butano SP". California State Parks.
(1998). "California place names : the origin and etymology of current geographical names". University of California Press.

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