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Kruse Rhododendron State Natural Reserve

Kruse Rhododendron State Natural Reserve
Kruse Ranch Rd (at Hwy 1)
707-847-3221

Kruse Rhododendron State Natural Reserve is located adjacent to Salt Point State Park. Edward P. Kruse donated the land to the people of California in 1933 as a living memorial to his father, a founder of San Francisco's German Bank. The land was part of a large ranch established in 1880, on which the Kruse family raised sheep and carried on logging and tanbark harvesting operations.