SINKYONE PARK IS WHERE I WENT WHEN I FIRST WORKED FOR THE STATE PARKS TO SURVEY THE COASTAL AREA NEARBY THE OLD HOUSE AT WHALE GULCH. I MET THE RANGER THERE AND FOUND NO EVIDENCE THERE OF PREHISTORIC USE BUT RECORDED THE AND MAPPED THE HISTORIC HOUSE.
ON ANOTHER TRIP THERE WE SURVEYED THE COASTLINE OF THE PARK - ABOUT 17 MILES FOR A NEW TRAIL. A NUMBER OF STAFF FOLKS CAMPED OVERNIGHT IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THE SURVEY. OF COURSE SINCE THE TRAIL IS IN DENSE TIMBER AND REDWOOD FOREST WE FOUND NO PREHISTORIC ARTIFACTS. NEVERTHELESS THE SINKYONE INDIANS HAD ANCESTORS THAT DID LEAVE REMAINS IN THE PARK. THEIR PRIMARY ACTIVITY WAS FISHING, EATING CLAMS, OYSTERS AND MUSSELLS; AND HUNTING SEALS AND SEA LIONS AS WELL AS EATING AN OCCASIONAL WHALES THAT BEACHED ON THE SHORE.
THE PHOTO ON MY WEBSITE WAS TAKEN ON OUR FAMILY CAMPING TRIP TO THE NORTHERN END OF THE 17 MILE LONG PARK. THE TRAILS ARE STRENUOUS AND THERE IS NO DRINKING WATER EXCEPT FOR DRAINAGES. MANY PEOPLE CAMP AT THIS END OF THE PARK EVEN THOUGH THE ACCESS IS ALONG MANY TWISTY MILES OF DIRT ROAD.
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