Kautz Creek Picnic Area
The Kautz Creek picnic area has wheelchair-accessible parking, restrooms, and picnic tables.
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Kautz Creek Picnic Area Details
The Kautz Creek picnic area has wheelchair-accessible parking, restrooms, and picnic tables. The short but fully accessible Kautz Creek Trail leads from the picnic area to a viewpoint overlooking the debris flow from the 1947 eruption. You'll find fields of boulders and large dead trees here. This is also the trailhead for the 5.75-mile hike out to Indian Henry's Hunting Ground. Kautz Creek has accessible parking, restrooms, and picnic tables.
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Nearby Points of Interest Around Kautz Creek Picnic Area
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Kautz Creek Trail
The 10-mile roundtrip Kautz Creek Trail does the obvious, following Kautz Creek and crossing it via footbridge.
0.8 mi away
Twin Firs Loop Trail
This .4-mile trail cuts through a forest of huge, ancient trees and across several streams.
1.6 mi away
Longmire
James Longmire, a pioneer, mountaineer, and entrepreneur who discovered the area's mineral springs in the late 1800s, built his original homestead, a lodge, and a mineral spring resort here.
2.1 mi away
Rampart Ridge Trail
This trail leads hikers on a steep climb to the top of a ridge, also known as the Ramparts.
2.2 mi away
Longmire General Store
The Longmire General Store, adjacent to the National Park Inn at Longmire, sells souvenirs and basic groceries to travelers and hikers.
