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1Ah-Pah Interpretive Trail

Trail Ages 0 to 18 Free Access: unknown Prairie Creek (north Humboldt) Checked online

Checked 1 day, 21 hours ago

A short trail on an old logging road that has been removed and replanted, with exhibits showing how the land was restored. NPS calls it 'Great for young childr…

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2Cathedral Trees Trail

Trail Ages 0 to 18 Free Access: verified yes Prairie Creek (north Humboldt) Checked online

Checked 1 day, 21 hours ago

A walk past 'cathedral' family groups of giant redwoods and fallen nurse logs. NPS calls it 'a great trail for children because of its gentle grade and many tr…

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3Circle Trail / Big Tree Wayside

Trail Ages 0 to 18 Free Access: verified yes Prairie Creek (north Humboldt) Checked online

Checked 1 day, 21 hours ago

A two-minute walk from the parking area to 'Big Tree', a redwood estimated at over 1,500 years old. The level Circle Trail loops through the surrounding forest…

Source: https://www.nps.gov/places/bigtree.htm · Show on map

4Elk Prairie Trail

Trail Ages 0 to 18 Cost unknown Access: verified yes Prairie Creek (north Humboldt) Checked online

Checked 1 day, 21 hours ago

A loop-style walk around the prairie and along Prairie Creek, in one of the parks' best areas for seeing Roosevelt elk. Look for antler rubbing on the trees.

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5Enderts Beach Trail (Coastal Trail, Last Chance section)

Trail Ages 0 to 18 Free Access: verified no Crescent City Checked online

Checked 1 day, 21 hours ago

A short hike on an old section of coast highway, then down a spur to a rocky beach with excellent tidepools. Interpretive signs cover coastal plants and tidepo…

Source: https://www.nps.gov/places/endertsbeach.htm · Show on map

6Foothill Trail (Prairie Creek)

Trail Ages 0 to 18 Free Access: verified yes Prairie Creek (north Humboldt) Checked online

Checked 1 day, 21 hours ago

NPS describes this old-growth trail as 'perfect for families looking for a way to spend a few hours in the redwoods'. It passes the Big Tree area and links wit…

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7Hatton Trail / Hatton Loop

Trail Ages 0 to 18 Free Access: unknown Hiouchi Checked online

Checked 1 day, 21 hours ago

A short connector with an easy loop through moist redwood forest, across the highway from Simpson-Reed. Older kids can continue on the longer Hatton Trail and …

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8Hiouchi Trail

Trail Ages 0 to 18 Free Access: verified no Hiouchi Checked online

Checked 1 day, 21 hours ago

A moderate trail along the turquoise Smith River, through riverside forest and old-growth redwoods. It has some ups and downs but is not steep, and it links to…

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9Karl Knapp Trail (Prairie Creek Trail)

Trail Ages 0 to 18 Free Access: verified yes Prairie Creek (north Humboldt) Checked online

Checked 1 day, 21 hours ago

A walk along clear Prairie Creek through old-growth redwoods, with a short spur to the Corkscrew Tree. In winter and early spring you may see spawning salmon a…

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10Mill Creek Trail (Jedediah Smith Redwoods SP)

Trail Ages 0 to 18 Free Access: unknown Hiouchi Checked online

Checked 1 day, 21 hours ago

A half-day hike beside clear Mill Creek through old-growth redwoods, good for spotting salmon habitat. Maples turn crimson and gold from October to December. F…

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11Myrtle Creek Trail (#1E01)

Trail Ages 0 to 18 Cost unknown Access: unknown Gasquet Checked online

Checked 1 day, 21 hours ago

An easy one-mile trail along an old gold-mining ditch beside Myrtle Creek, with 15 interpretive signs on mining, cultural and geologic history. It runs through…

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12Revelation Trail

Trail Ages 0 to 18 Free Access: verified yes Prairie Creek (north Humboldt) Checked online

Checked 1 day, 21 hours ago

A short, flat loop designed for visitors who are blind or have low vision. Touch, smell and sound stations invite everyone to explore the redwood forest with a…

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13River Trail (Jedediah Smith Redwoods SP)

Trail Ages 0 to 18 Free Access: unknown Hiouchi Checked online

Checked 1 day, 21 hours ago

A 1-mile walk along the Smith River, the last major undammed river system in California, beside old-growth redwoods. In summer the river provides habitat for c…

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14Boy Scout Tree Trail

Trail Ages 0 to 18 Free Access: verified no Crescent City Checked online

Checked 6 days, 21 hours ago

A moderate 2.8-mile one-way (5.5 miles round trip) walk through old-growth redwoods to Fern Falls, with an unmarked spur at about 2.5 miles to the double-trunk…

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15Darlingtonia Trail (Smith River NRA)

Trail Ages 0 to 18 Cost unknown Access: verified yes Gasquet Checked online

Checked 6 days, 21 hours ago

A very short graveled loop to a bog full of carnivorous California pitcher plants, with two wooden viewing platforms, designed for wheelchair access. It is a q…

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16Grove of Titans Trail

Trail Ages 0 to 18 Free Access: verified no Hiouchi Checked online

Checked 6 days, 21 hours ago

A 1.5-mile loop (the 2026 guide lists 1.7 miles out and back) to a cluster of the largest known coast redwoods, where about 1,500 feet of elevated metal boardw…

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17Mill Creek Campground Trail (Del Norte Coast Redwoods SP)

Trail Ages 0 to 18 Cost unknown Access: unknown Crescent City Checked online

Checked 6 days, 21 hours ago

A 0.7-mile easy, flat trail along the Mill Creek Campground road in Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park that NPS lists as suitable for children, connecting to …

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18Nature River Trail (Jedediah Smith day-use area)

Trail Ages 0 to 18 $ Access: verified yes Hiouchi Checked online

Checked 6 days, 21 hours ago

A 0.6-mile accessible trail on compacted aggregate linking the day-use area and the campground through redwood forest with views of the Smith River. An accessi…

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19Simpson-Reed Trail

Trail Ages 0 to 18 Free Access: verified yes Hiouchi Checked online

Checked 6 days, 21 hours ago

The easiest old-growth walk in the north of the parks: a level 0.8-mile loop on a wide compacted gravel path past huge redwoods, nurse logs, ferns and a creek,…

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20Stout Memorial Grove Trail

Trail Ages 0 to 18 Free Access: verified no Hiouchi Checked online

Checked 6 days, 21 hours ago

A half-mile loop through one of the most photographed old-growth groves on the Smith River floodplain, flat and easy once past the initial descent from the par…

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21Yurok Loop Trail

Trail Ages 0 to 18 Free Access: verified no Klamath Checked online

Checked 6 days, 21 hours ago

An easy one-mile coastal loop (1.25 miles in the 2026 guide) from the Lagoon Creek picnic area through coastal forest and wildflowers to bluff views of sea sta…

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