The second part of my trip to the San Francisco Bay Area was to California State Route 236. My goal was revisit the unique one-lane segment of California State Route 236 and visit Big Basin State Park. To reach California State Route 236 ("CA 236") from CA 129 I took CA 1 and CA 17 north before cutting over to CA 9 to bypass a closure near the southern terminus of the route. CA 236 essentially is a 18 mile loop to/from CA 9 that exists solely to bring traffic to Big Basin Redwoods State Park in the deep Santa Cruz Range. As noted above CA 236 contains one of the last remaining one-lane segments of State Highway. CA 236 begins at CA 9 in Boulder Creek and loops back to CA 9 via Big Basin State Park at Waterman Gap. CA 236's entire routing is known as "Big Basin Highway"and lies entirely in Santa Cruz County. Part 1; a drive on California State Route 236 My approach to CA 236 was from CA 9 in Boulder Creek. From CA 9 northbound there is lit...
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