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Pictured is a very old cement stairway to nothing, it's probably burned in the past. — Old stairway to a burned out building.

Olampoli State park is located right near the county lines of Sonoma county and Marin county. This beautiful state park is just off the Highway 101 and isn’t far from San Francisco, or the nearby city of Santa Rosa, almost in the middle of these two cities. Rolling hills and wine country could describe the area that surrounds Olampoli State Park.

This beautiful state park is so easy to miss off of highway 101 north of San Francisco south of Petaluma, CA. Believe it or not the rock band Grateful Dead lived here in 1966 and Janis Joplin has been known to have stayed here.

The grounds are amazing with beautiful old trees, gardens, an old fountain, and many historical signs explaining the history of the site. There are wild turkeys on the grounds also. If you prefer to just take a hike up the mountain you can do that too. There is also a huge Try Pot, which I included a picture about the history of this pot.

“The name “Olompali” comes from the Coast Miwok language and likely means “Southern village” or “Southern people”.

http://www.parks.ca.gov/default.asp?page_id=22728

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Llano Seco sunset last February, wetlands in Upper Butter Basin Wildlife. — Llano Seco Sunset, Wetlands.

From Interstate 5 in northern California, there are a few Wildlife areas, which are very pristine. These historic natural wetlands formed from runoff from the Sacramento river and Butte Creek. Located in Butte and Glenn counties, the Upper Butte Basin Wildlife Area is a sight to see.

Beautiful clouds and sunset on the wetlands of Llano Seco, seven mile road. — Sunset at Llano Seco wetlands.

I was passing by the Llano Seco around sunset. I went to see Storm Large at the Laxson Auditorium, at Chico State. She rocks! Look up her website. She sings with Pink Martini also. They have a song, called Veronique. Storm Large

Pictured a sunset from last February. Lnano Seco was beautiful that evening. There is a boarded walkway out that you can walk out on and get a good view of the wetlands, panoramic also.

Lots of water, birds, and beautiful sunsets at the Upper Butter Basin Wildlife area, Llano Seco, wetlands. — Beautiful sunset at Llano Seco.

This is one of the finest wetland habitats in northern California. Below is a link to the Dept of Fish and Wildlife, with maps and much more details about the Wildlife area.

Upper Butter Basic Wildlife Area, California

Beautiful close up of the sun behind the clouds and the red reflection on the water, with the trees in the middle, at Llano Seco, CA. — Beautiful Sunset and reflection at Llano Seco.

It’s a great place for bird watching, there are many species of birds. There are so many birds to see, here are just a few. There are pelicans, hawks, eagles, falcons, cuckoo, sparrows, cranes, herons, starlings, swallows, larks, blackbirds, and so many more I won’t list. Go to the website, and look at the pdf file, Bird Checklist. There are so many they need a check list.

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Category: State Parks

Olampoli State Park, Highway 101, California

Llano Seco, Upper Butte Basin Wildlife Area