Partington Cove (Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park)
California
A gated fire road drops to a hand-cut tunnel blasted through solid rock in the 1880s — walk through it and you come out at a hidden cove that once loaded tanbark and, according to local lore, Prohibition-era liquor onto waiting ships. Two miles north of the McWay Falls entrance, with none of its crowds.
Why Roamward picked it
Same state park as the already-featured McWay Falls but a completely different, free, low-traffic experience — widens the value of a Julia Pfeiffer Burns stop without duplicating the existing route-page entry. Strong smuggling-history hook for the story feed.
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Hours, admission, and access change — confirm with the official source before you plan the detour.
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