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Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
07/02/2018
The Rock Point Mill Trail begins immediately behind the park bathroom building.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
07/02/2018
Head to the right side of the bathroom, the trail begins just behind here.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
07/02/2018
Another trailhead is through the Mary's Garden area to the left of the park bathrooms.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
07/02/2018
The trail is generally flat dirt through sagebrush lined with stones.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
07/02/2018
Some forks have simple signs such as this, while others aren't signed at all, leaving walkers to guess as to the correct fork.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
07/02/2018
Following the trail toward the millsite, visible in the distance.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
07/02/2018
This is an example of how trails tend to be overgrown and unmaintained, appearing to end into an area of brush.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
07/02/2018
A signed fork along the trail.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
07/02/2018
Following the trail toward the mill.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
07/02/2018
A tunnel takes hikers beneath Highway 50 to access the mill.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
07/02/2018
This tunnel can often be flooded, forcing hikers to slush through or cross the middle of the highway.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
07/02/2018
Several interpretive signs display the history of the Rock Point Mill.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
07/02/2018
Mill ruins can be explored, such as the stone rooms.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
07/02/2018
Rock Point Mill, Dayton State Park.