- Distance: 11 miles (17.7 km) round trip
- Elevation gain: 450 ft (137.16m)
- Duration: 6 Hours
- Start: Praire Creek Visitor Center
- Difficulty: Easy to moderate
- Season: All year
This day-hike has everything: look forward to lush green ferns, murmuring creeks, mystical forests and the rewarding views of the Pacific Ocean! Before you start hiking, pop into the Visitor Center and stock up with a map and some information. The trail begins right behind the Center. Follow the path through old forests and keep an eye out for the beautiful flora. Occasionally, you will cross picturesque corduroy bridges. Look forward to the dripping walls and stream cobbles of Fern Canyon and finally to the rewarding views of Gold Bluffs Beach. Continue south on Davison Road and take the 4.1 mile (6.5 km) Miners Ridge trail back to the Praire Creek Visitor Center area.
This hike is recommended for people from northern California.
For more information, please have a look at the website of Redwood National Park.
