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Kuchel Visitor Center – South of Orick, stop into the visitor center for trail maps and information about this area of Redwood National Park. Visitor center has restrooms, picnic tables, beach overlook. |
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Lady Bird Johnson Grove – Walking through
the redwoods is always a magical experience, and especially so in this grove.
It's a one mile loop trail through towering coast redwoods, moss covered
trees, prehistoric-looking fern meadows, bunches of salmonberry and thimbleberry
bushes, and in season, the glorious rhododendron "rose trees."
Look down at the iris blooming at your feet, then look up, to the tops of
the redwoods hundreds of feet above, where the branches touch the sky. Best
of all, there are hollow redwood trees (still living) to hide in and run
through! Pick up the brochure for the self guided nature trail. It may be
drippy and misty (the redwoods love the moisture), interspersed with pale
daylight filtering through the redwoods. This trail is good for kids of
all ages. |
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Hike along Redwood Creek Trail – Take a
picnic and stroll down the Redwood Creek Trail for as long as you like (the
first mile or so is okay for strollers.) It's an easy, level trail that
goes along Redwood Creek. When the water is low, Redwood Creek is perfect
for wading in the gravely stream bed. |
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Trillium Falls and Elk Meadow – From the parking lot in Elk Meadow, take a hike through the redwoods to
Trillium Falls, less than a mile round trip to the falls. When you cross
the creek on a metal bridge, you've arrived at Trillium Falls, a delightful
cascade over moss-covered stones. |
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This trail is easy for even small ones.
The trail continues on past the falls, a 2.5 mile loop trail (perfect for
bigger kids who'd like to get out and stretch their legs). Look for
bright yellow banana slugs on the trail. |
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 Elk Meadow has picnic tables and elk viewing platform. |
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Horseback rides – In Orick, Redwood Creek Buckarettes offers
rides in the redwoods. Kids have to be 6 years and up for the regular horseback
rides (1.5 or two hour tours). |
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