Best Day Hikes in
REDWOOD
NATIONAL & STATE PARKS
Come for the trees, come back for the spectacular Redwood Coast Trail. From Fern Canyon to Stout Grove to Redwood Creek, here are my favorite tales—along with the best trails among the tallest trees on earth.
Why Go: For a start, fern-filled canyons, 40 miles of wave-battered coast, and the tallest trees on Earth.
Before You Go: Learn more about Redwood NP and its state park partners—Jedediah Smith Redwoods, Del Norte Coast Redwoods, and Prairie Creek Redwoods.
Southern Redwood NP Near Visitor Center
From Elk Meadow to Lady Bird Johnson Grove with plenty of redwoods along the way.
Cross an open prairie with Pacific views, then descend into primeval redwoods.
Hike an engaging nature trail. Learn where Redwood National Park was dedicated – and why.
Find a lovely creek, rocky pools, and a lush forest.
Short hike or overnight backpack through the heart of the national park.
Experience RNP’s most iconic grove, once home to the world’s tallest measured tree.
Loop amidst old growth and North Coast’s iconic wildflower.
Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park
Trio of trails visit a magical forest of mighty redwoods and colorful rhododendrons.
Descend from cliff-tops to sea stacks and walk a wild beach.
Big Tree and splendid congregations of redwoods on a feature-packed little loop.
Many “fern canyons” thrive in the redwoods; this is undoubtedly the most awe-inspiring.
Primo length of coastal trail leads to trio of waterfalls and the odd Ossagon Rocks.
A deserving place on The Trailmaster’s “Top Ten Hikes in California” List.
From slopes of moss-draped Sitka spruce and skunk cabbage to Gold Bluffs beach.
Premiere paths lead to dense redwood groves and a fern-filled, redwood cloaked ridge.
Northern Redwood NP and Del Norte Coast Redwoods SP
Steep trail plunges from redwood forest to the sea with Pacific vistas along the way.
Ramble Coastal Trail over redwood dotted ridge to sweeping Klamath River views.
Coastal Trail leads from lagoon to Sitka spruce forest to Klamath River vistas.
Hike to Enderts Beach and beyond on Coastal Highway that’s now Coastal Trail.
Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park
Boy Scout Trail travels through the heart of Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park.
Mill Creek Trail and an elevated boardwalk lead to the Del Norte Titan and a grove of giant redwoods.
Hike Hiouchi Trail along redwood forested-bluffs above California’s last great wild river.
Is it “The World’s Most Scenic Grove of Redwoods?” You be the judge.
