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Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
05/04/2023
The trailhead is unsigned, but starts opposite the parking lot from the front of the Park Office building located at the park's entrance.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
05/04/2023
The hard-to-find trailhead beginning immediately beside the parking spot.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
05/04/2023
The Chinquapin Trail is a scenic single track trail usually empty of any crowds through the forested interior of the park.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
05/04/2023
Forested Chinquapin Trail in Table Rock State Park.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
05/04/2023
Chinquapin Trail.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
05/04/2023
The trail is mostly easy, tracing hard packed dirt with occasional rocks and roots along the way.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
05/04/2023
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
05/04/2023
Green blazes mark the route.
Shaun Hunter
Photo Date:
05/04/2023
The southern end of the Chinquapin Trail comes when it intersects with the paved Lakeshore Trail.