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Trillium Falls Trail 9

Trillium Falls Trail – a real gem of the Redwood National Park

Location: Redwood National Park, California Round Trip: 2,8 miles loop Difficulty: Moderate Elevation Gain: 400 feet GPS Coordinates: N 41 19.440 W 124 02.621 Visitor’s Information Open: all year round No Pass Required The Trillium Falls Trail is one of the most popular trails in the Redwood National Park, and that is not only due to an easy access to it, but also to the features it is offering to its visitors. This 2,8 miles loop, which is one of the newest trails in the Park (finished in 2002) will take you [...]

Coastal Trail, Hidden Beach Section 34

The Coastal Trail (Hidden Beach Section)

Location: Redwood National Park, California Round Trip: 7,8 miles Difficulty: Moderate Elevation Gain: 600 feet GPS Coordinates: N 41 35.632 W 124 05.913 Visitor’s Information Open: all year round No Pass Required   Worldwide known ancient redwood forests are not the only attraction the Redwood National and State Parks may offer to its visitors. A seventy-mile Coastal Trail provides the visitors with a change in redwoods hiking experience. It takes the hikers through the splendid coastal bluffs and solitary beaches of the Pacific coastline, opening for them amazing marine landscapes. And the most fascinating [...]

Skunk Cabbage Trail 15

Splendid Views of the Skunk Cabbage Trail

Location: Redwood National Park, California Round Trip: 10,5 miles Difficulty: Moderate Elevation Gain: 500 feet GPS Coordinates: N 41 35.671 W 124 05.981 Visitor’s Information Open: all year round No Pass Required Redwood National and State Parks are well-known among the tourists for the ancient redwood trees and magnificent forests, but the Coastal Trail, which occupies about 70 miles area, provides the hikers with a diverse experience. The Coastal Trail consists of a number of sections. The Skunk Cabbage Section (the Skunk Cabbage Trail) is one of them. The Skunk Cabbage Trail offers [...]

West Ridge and Prairie Creek Trail 12

West Ridge and Prairie Creek Trail

Location: Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park, California Round Trip: 5,8 miles loop Difficulty: Moderate Elevation Gain: 750 feet GPS Coordinates: N 41 21.828 W 124 01.374 Visitor’s Information Open: year-round, except when Drury Parkway is temporary closed because of heavy winter storms Day-use fees are collected at campground entrance stations. Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park is a fantastic sanctuary of 14,000 acres of redwood forests which owns the most scenic views among all the parks of Redwood National and State Parks system. It joins in itself two seemingly incompatible things: comprising magnificent [...]