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Geologic Time Trail 26

50 Million Years’ History of the Geologic Time Trail

Location: Clarno Unit, John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Oregon Round Trip: 0,5 miles Difficulty: Easy Elevation Gain: None GPS Coordinates: N 44 54.794 W 120 24.562 Visitor’s Information Open: all year round No Pass Required   The Geologic Time Trail is one of three Clarno Unit’s trails, allowing the visitors fully enjoy the striking Palisades and investigate the spectacular, unique fossils, telling us the story of the distant past, when Clarno Unit was not an arid, desert area, but a tropical forest full of various flora and fauna representatives. This trail provides [...]

Painted Hills Overlook Trail 14

The Best Views of the Painted Hills Overlook Trail

Location: Painted Hills Unit, John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Oregon Round Trip: 0,5 miles Difficulty: Easy Elevation Gain: 100 feet GPS Coordinates: N 44 38.997 W 120 16.005 Visitor’s Information Open: all year round No Pass Required   One more option to enjoy some really scenic views of the Painted Hills and get the most out of this incredible area is hiking the Painted Hills Overlook Trail. It’s much shorter than the Carroll Rim Trail, but the fabulous views it opens for its visitors are highly competitive with those of the Carroll [...]

Leaf Fossil Trail 31

The secret treasure of the Leaf Fossil Trail

Location: Painted Hills Unit, John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Oregon Round Trip: 0,25 miles loop Difficulty: Easy GPS Coordinates: N 44 38.57 W 120 17.151 Visitor’s Information Open: all year round No Pass Required   At first glance the Leaf Fossil Trail (which is also known as the Leaf Hill Trail) may seem the least remarkable out of all trails meandering throughout the Painted Hills Unit. You will not find here the sweeping views or incredible panoramas of undulating, variegated hills of the unit. But this trail has something more [...]

Barnhouse Campground 4

Barnhouse Campground – the best campsite near Mitchell, OR

Location: Ochoco National Forest, Oregon Season: All year round Reservations: On “First Come, First Served” basis Phone Number: (541) 416-6500 GPS Coordinates: N44 28.077 W119 56.455 Visitor’s Information This is a free campground   Starting to plan a visit to John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, don’t forget to think about overnight possibilities beforehand. As camping is forbidden in the area of three units of the National Monument, one of the great options, which we highly recommend, is Barnhouse Campground. It’s quite close to Mitchell town. If you go east on Hwy 26 [...]

Carroll Rim Trail 64

The surreal views of the Carroll Rim Trail

Location: Painted Hills Unit, John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Oregon Round Trip: 1,6 miles Difficulty: Moderate Elevation Gain: 400 feet GPS Coordinates: N 44 39.117 W 120 16.042 Visitor’s Information Open: all year round No Pass Required The Painted Hills Unit is one of three parts /units of the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument. And if the Clarno Unit is one of the most remote and the least visited one, the Painted Hills Unit is the most beautiful part of the National Monument. You don’t need to be scientist interested [...]

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 [...]

Emerald Ridge and Tall Trees 38

Emerald Ridge and Tall Trees Grove

Location: Redwood National Park, California Round Trip: 5,5 miles loop Difficulty: Moderate Elevation Gain: 700 feet GPS Coordinates: N 41 12.488 W 123 59.586 Visitor’s Information Open: only in summer during low water period Free permit is required for the gate The Tall Trees Grove is one of the most popular places among the visitors in the Redwood National and State Parks, even in spite of the fact that among all the attractions of the parks this one is the hardest to reach. For the grove protection from numerous visitors, especially during the [...]

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 [...]

Lady Bird Johnson Grove 8

Lady Bird Johnson Grove

Location: Redwood National Park, California Round Trip: 1,4 miles loop Difficulty: Easy Elevation Gain: 100 feet GPS Coordinates: N 41 18.209 W 124 01.079 Visitor’s Information Open: all year round No Pass Required Redwood National Park has quite a number of fantastic groves. One of the most popular among them is Lady Bird Johnson Gove as it’s not only an impressive natural feature of the park, but also a historical place. The Lady Bird Johnson trail was created for the ceremony of Redwoods National Park dedication, which happened on August 27, 1969. Many [...]

Berry Glen Trail 22

Falling in love: Berry Glen Trail, Redwood National and State Parks

Location: Redwood National Park, California Round Trip: 6 miles Difficulty: Moderate Elevation Gain: 1200 feet GPS Coordinates: N 41 19.440 W 124 02.621 Visitor’s Information No Pass Required The Berry Glen Trail is one of the newest elements of the Redwood National Park. Being opened in October, 2010, this trail is the first one built in the Redwood National Park within the last decade. Its creation became possible thanks to the help of the Civilian Conservation Corps. Now this well-built and well-maintained three-mile trail connects the Elk Meadow Day Use Area, [...]

Lookout Mountain Rd

Interesting facts about Lookout Mountain Road, Baker County, Oregon

Location: Baker County, Oregon Length: about 17 miles GPS Coordinates: N 44 28.491 W 117 20.478 Visitor’s Information Open: all year round No Pass Required Sometimes vanity and excessive pace of a big city is exhausting us so much that it seems nothing can please us any more, favorite work doesn't provide any sense of accomplishment, and even family brings to our life only irritation instead of joy and happiness... The main thing is to understand at the right time that it's a point in your life to [...]