Henry Cowell is a gem of a park north of Santa Cruz. The park has two sections. Fall Creek is the northern section, less developed with fewer visitors. No loop going through the 2.3-mile Fall Creek Trail shall disappoint you. The southern section is more developed and touristy. However, it offers the unique experience of hikes that require wading through knee-deep water in San Lorenzo river multiple times.

Notes: In Dec 2010, after heavy rains, some of the bridges along Fall Creek Trail had been washed away. So we had to wade through cold water to cross Fall Creek. In Jan 2012, there had hardly been any rain during the last two months, so all bridges were intact. Cell phone coverage was missing in 2011 in the southern entrance. Cell phone coverage was choppy at Park HQ in summers of 2012.