3/8 Inch Crushed Rock for Pathways in Paradise, CA

California Rock Supply delivers gravel and aggregate delivery in Paradise, CA, and the surrounding Butte County hills. Class 2 base, also called Class II base rock, is the standard base here, and it is what most drives, pads and path subgrades sit on. Around Paradise the ground runs rocky and often shallow over bedrock, so what you place on top has to pack firm and shed water.

Order online, pick your quantity in tons or yards, and a dump truck brings it to your site.

Ground and Conditions in Paradise

A thin base shows itself fast on a Paradise hillside. The surface rutts, the edges break away, and water finds the soft spots first. Rocky hillside soils here are often shallow over bedrock, with clay in many areas and fast-draining Stone Screenings in others.

Heavy winter rain runs off quickly over shallow soil and bedrock on slopes, while clay pockets hold water. Drives and pads need to shed water, and runoff from slopes above needs a path around or under the work.

Runoff down steep slopes, drives and road cuts scours bare ground, and intense rain on recently burned slopes can move debris. Build the base thick and compacted, and give water somewhere to go. Late spring into fall is the working window, since winter storms turn clay and steep drives to mud.

Materials for Paradise Projects

Fine, firm-packing materials are the heart of most work here, because paths and walkways need a surface you can walk on without sinking or kicking loose stone. Start with the fines, then build down to the base and drainage stone.

Path and walkway materials

• Stone Screenings, also called DG, is a fine, firm-packing path material for paths, patios and low-water landscape ground cover, laid over a compacted base.
• Walkway Gravel gives walkways and garden paths a finer, walkable surface.
• 3/8" Crushed Stone, also called 3/8 crushed rock, handles fine drainage, pipe bedding and topping over a compacted base.

Base, drive and drainage materials

• Class 2 Base is the standard California base material, specified by Caltrans as Class 2 aggregate base. Use it under drives, parking pads, pavers, slabs and DG paths.
• Driveway Gravel surfaces an existing drive or tops a compacted Class 2 base.
• Drain Rock and 3/4" Drain Rock go into French drains, drywells, downspout runs and drainage behind retaining walls.
• RipRap, also called rock slope protection, armors slopes, creek banks and culvert outlets against winter storm runoff.

Delivery to Paradise and the Surrounding Area

Bulk material is sold by the ton or by the cubic yard, and the two are not the same measure. Size the load with the calculator before you order so the truck arrives with the quantity your project needs.

At checkout you pick a delivery date, and a dump truck brings the load to your site. Have a clear drop spot in mind, since the truck needs room to spread or dump where you want the pile.

California Rock Supply delivers across Butte County, including Chico, Oroville, Magalia, Gridley and Durham, as well as Paradise itself.

Order Your Path and Walkway Material

Start with the calculator to size your load in tons or yards, then pick your material and delivery date at checkout. Whether you are topping a walkway with 3/8 inch crushed rock or building a driveway up from Class 2 base, California Rock Supply has the stone for the job. Place your order online and get it delivered.