West Ridge Trail

  DETAILS Directions: From the Prairie Creek visitor center, take Prairie Creek Rd to Newton B. Drury Scenic Hwy then turn right.  Merge onto route 101 south.  Turn right on Davidson Road and follow to the end and Gold Bluff Beach.  You can access the trail from the Coastal Trail Equipment: Sturdy hiking shoes water […]

Coastal Trail

  DETAILS Directions: From the Prairie Creek visitor center, take Prairie Creek Rd to Newton B. Drury Scenic Hwy then turn right.  Merge onto route 101 south.  Turn right on Davidson Road and follow to the end and Gold Bluff Beach. Equipment: Sturdy hiking shoes water camera food/snacks Hike Info: Easy to follow trail with […]

Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park

Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park is one of three state parks that fall within the purview of Redwood National Park. Prairie Creek is the southern most of these state park and the most diverse. It is one of the largest sections of coastal redwoods in the national park.  The highlight of Prairie Creek is Fern […]

Boy Scout Tree Trail

  DETAILS Directions: From Crescent City, take route 101 south to Elk Valley Road.  Turn left and follow for 1 miles.  Turn right on Howland Hill rd.  Trailhead is 1.8 miles on the left Equipment: Sturdy hiking shoes water camera tripod food/snacks Hike Info: Easy, well established and maintained trail.  Early morning is the best […]

Wellman Loop Trail

DETAILS Directions: The trail head is located just before you reach the Jedediah Smith visitor center. Equipment: Light hiking shoes camera water Hike Info: Short and seldom hiked, it is easy to follow but the trail is not well maintained.  Many downed trees across trail that may have been removed by now. The Wellman Loop […]

Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park

Jedediah Smith State Park is one of three state parks that are included in Redwoods National Park. It is the furthest north and tends to see less visitors that the central and southern sections. It also has fewer trails.  However, Jed Smith has the highest concentration of old growth forest than the rest of the […]

Damnation Trail

  DETAILS Directions: From Crescent City, the trailhead is about 10 miles south on Route 101 from the center the city.  There is a large pulloff and a small mile maker sign that has “16” on it. Equipment: Sturdy hiking shoes water camera food/snacks Hike Info: The trail is steep but easy to follow and […]

Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park

Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park has the least number of trails and visitors of the three state parks within Redwoods National Park. It also has less old growth redwoods as much of them were cut for lumber during the early 1900’s. The land became protected in 1925 but it was too late. Some old […]

California

Jordan Pond Trail

  This was my favorite hike in Acadia during this last trip. The Jordan Pond Path is a loop hike along the shore of Jordan Pond. The trail is around 3 miles long. I had perfect weather for this hike. There was hardly a cloud in the sky and the temperature was perfect in the […]