Hike the Parks: Redwood National and State Parks

Redwood National & State Parks hosts many of the most beautiful hiking trails on the planet; some explore extensive redwood groves with giant trees, while others travel along the rugged California coast.

Hike the Parks: Redwood National and State Parks

is your all-color guide to the best trails, from short walks through roadside redwood forests to longer hikes that start in the redwoods and dive down to isolated stretches of coastline.

Hike the Parks: Redwood National and State Parks

…contains dozens of color photos depicting the stunning scenery of this iconic region. The 38 hikes, plus other outdoor adventures such as kayaking and mountain biking, are found in:

• Redwood National Park near Orick
• Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park near Orick
• Del Norte Redwoods State Park south of Crescent City
• Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park northeast of Crescent City and just south of the Oregon border

Other areas include:

• Trinidad Head in Trinidad
• Patricks Point State Park just north of Trinidad
• Big Lagoon County Park between Trinidad and Orick
• Humboldt Lagoons State Park between Trinidad and Orick
• Point St. George Heritage Area near Crescent City
• Lake Earl Wildlife Area near Crescent City

Giant redwood trees along the Hiouchi Trail in Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park

Where to buy Hike the Parks: Redwood National and State Parks

• Buy the book at Amazon.com
• Buy the book at Bookshop.org (supports independent bookstores)
• Barnes and Noble and local bookstores (call first to make sure they have it)
• The friendly folks at your favorite outdoor store (call first to make sure they have it; if they don’t, have them order it from their distributor or direct from The Mountaineers books: 1-800-553-4453,
• Park/national forest visitor centers (call first to make sure they have it)

Hike the Parks: Redwood National and State Parks Hike List

Here are the major sections of the book, along with the hike numbers and names.

TRINIDAD TO ORICK

1. Trinidad Head
2. Patrick’s Point State Park Headlands
3. Agate Beach

REDWOOD NATIONAL PARK NEAR ORICK

4. Redwood Creek
5. Lady Bird Johnson Grove
6. Tall Trees Grove
7. Dolason Prairie to Redwood Creek
8. Skunk Cabbage Creek/Coastal Trail
9. Trillium Falls
10. Lost Man Creek

PRAIRIE CREEK REDWOODS STATE PARK

11. Fern Canyon Loop
12. Coastal/West Ridge/Friendship Ridge Trails Loop
13. Redwood Access and Revelation Trails
14. Elk Prairie Loop
15. James Irvine and Miner’s Ridge Loop
16. West Ridge and Prairie Creek Loop
17. Prairie Creek and Cathedral Trees Loop
18. Brown Creek and South Fork Loop
19. Hope Creek and Ten Taypo Loop
20. Ossagon Trail
21. Carruther’s Cove

KLAMATH RIVER TO CRESCENT CITY

22. Mouth of the Klamath River Overlook
23. Coastal Trail to Hidden Beach
24. Yurok Loop Trail and Hidden Beach
25. Damnation Creek (missing bridge near bottom means no coast access)
26. Coastal Trail to Endert’s Beach
27. Point St. George
28. Lake Earl Cadra Loop

JEDEDIAH SMITH REDWOODS STATE PARK

29. Simpson-Reed and Peterson Memorial Trails
30. Leiffer and Ellsworth Loop
31. Hiouchi Trail
32. Myrtle Creek Botanical Trail
33. Craig’s Creek
34. Little Bald Hills
35. Stout Grove
36. Mill Creek (closed until summer 2021 for Grove of Titans walkway construction)
37. Boy Scout Tree Trail
38. Nickerson Ranch

The book also contains one- and three-day itineraries along and near Highway 101 for visiting the northern region and the southern region, along with details of campgrounds and visitor centers. In addition, it includes suggestions for:

• Tide-pool exploration
• Whale watching
• Kayaking on the Smith River and in the Pacific Ocean
• Mountain biking on roads and trails throughout the region

Where to buy Hike the Parks: Redwood National and State Parks

• Buy the book at Amazon.com
• Buy the book at Bookshop.org (supports independent bookstores)
• Barnes and Noble and local bookstores (call first to make sure they have it)
• The friendly folks at your favorite outdoor store (call first to make sure they have it; if they don’t, have them order it from their distributor or direct from The Mountaineers books: 1-800-553-4453,
• Park/national forest visitor centers (call first to make sure they have it)

Book Updates

See the Trail Closures and Major Updates page for important changes in all of my hiking guidebooks.