Butano State Park, with more than 3,500 acres, is situated in the Santa Cruz Mountains midway between Santa Cruz and Half Moon Bay.It stands out for the diversity of its wildlife and the depth of its solitude. Nature here falls into patterns, and processes are revealedearthquakes by the bend of a redwood tree, floods by the root of an alder tree growing towards the ground from eight feet up the trunk. First-time visitors to Butano are astonished at this secret park with its lush central canyon, not yet realizing that the process of discovering the beauty of Butano has just begun.