Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park

Prairie Creek Redwoods

State Park - California

Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park is located in Humboldt County, California, near the town of Orick and 50 miles (80 km) north of Eureka. The 14,000 acre (57 km²) park is a coastal sanctuary for old-growth Coast Redwood trees. These parks (which includes Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park, Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park, and Redwood National Park) have been collectively designated as a World Heritage Site and form part of the California Coast Ranges International Biosphere Reserve. The meadow along the Newton B. Drury Scenic Parkway, with its population of Roosevelt elk, is considered a centerpiece of the park, located near the information center and campground. These open areas of grassland within the redwood forest are locally known as prairies; and the park takes its name from Prairie Creek flowing near the western edge of the meadow and along the west side of the parkway. Other popular sites in the park are Fern Canyon and Gold Bluffs Beach. The park is also home to the tailed frog and several species of salmon.

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Redwood - Visitor Map

Official visitor map of Redwood National and State Parks (NP) in California. Published by the National Park Service (NPS).

Redwood - Visitor Map with description

Official visitor map of Redwood National and State Parks (NP) in California with descriptions. Published by the National Park Service (NPS).

Vintage USGS - Crescent City - 1958

Vintage 1958 USGS 1:250000 map of Crescent City in California. Published by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

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Prairie Creek Redwoods - Park Brochure

Prairie Creek Redwoods - Gold Bluffs Beach Campground Map

Prairie Creek Redwoods - Elk Prairie Campground Map

https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=415 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prairie_Creek_Redwoods_State_Park Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park is located in Humboldt County, California, near the town of Orick and 50 miles (80 km) north of Eureka. The 14,000 acre (57 km²) park is a coastal sanctuary for old-growth Coast Redwood trees. These parks (which includes Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park, Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park, and Redwood National Park) have been collectively designated as a World Heritage Site and form part of the California Coast Ranges International Biosphere Reserve. The meadow along the Newton B. Drury Scenic Parkway, with its population of Roosevelt elk, is considered a centerpiece of the park, located near the information center and campground. These open areas of grassland within the redwood forest are locally known as prairies; and the park takes its name from Prairie Creek flowing near the western edge of the meadow and along the west side of the parkway. Other popular sites in the park are Fern Canyon and Gold Bluffs Beach. The park is also home to the tailed frog and several species of salmon.