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Trillium Falls Trail Scenic Beauty April 29, 2024
Larger Image > Facebook | Flickr Trillium Falls Trail is considered by many rangers as as the best little hike in Redwood National and State Parks. This family-friendly, scenic beauty short hike passes old-growth redwoods, maples, trillium flowers, ferns, and huge fir trees along with Trillium Falls, a cascade of smaller waterfalls ... that starts at Elk Meadow Day Use parking area. There are some switchbacks and an elevation gain of 200-feet to reach the Trillium Falls that is 1/2 mile from the trailhead and is a great photo stop from the hikers' bridge. It is also a good turn-around point during the 2.7 mile that will climb a few hundred feet again taking the hiker by more old-growth redwoods, past massive "chimney-trees" ... eventually crossing an old logging road. At this overgrown road, the hiker can cut short the hike half a mile by following the grassy road downhill back to the parking lot. Continuing ahead on the trail, the hiker will see more redwoods with an eventually drop down in elevation. The trail then leads north along the edge of Prairie Creek back to the Elk Meadow Day Use parking area. Redwood National and State Parks (RNSP) reside in the North Coast of California and Oregon. The North Coast is a loosely defined region from about Ukiah, California inland and Fort Bragg, California on the coast, extending to Josephine County in Oregon. When travelling on Highway 101 south to north, you'll notice a distinct change in vegetation from California oak woodlands to the Douglas-fir/coast redwood forests and a very moist climate. The ancient coast redwood ecosystem preserved in the parks contains some of the planet's most majestic forests. Image created by USA Patriotism! from U.S. National Park Service photos by John Chao. More U.S. National Parks Photos | U.S. National Park Service Americans | I Am An American! | We The People | America's Destiny | Give Thanks | Love and Pride of USA | National Will God and Country | One Nation Under God | America's Symbol | Old Glory | Hooray USA! | America, My Home! Our Valiant Troops | I Am The One | Answering The Call | Brave Young | Brave Blue | Our Heroes, America's Best Veterans | Citizens Like Us | Vietnam War Veterans | Spouses Serve Too Honoring The Fallen | Don't Weep For Me | Remember The Fallen | Tears For Your Fallen | Our Wounded |
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