Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park
Elk Prairie Campground
The
California redwoods are a sight to see rising to heights of over 300 feet they
are the oldest and tallest of trees on the planet. Our experience here has been
awe inspiring with multiple hikes through the old growth groves in Prairie
Creek and the adjacent Redwoods National Parks.
Our
campsite at Prairie Creek was out in the open providing us with warm sunlight
during the day as the average high here is 66 degrees in July with a low of
about 50 degrees. Being from hot and humid Florida it was a pleasant change
from the heat which has been very unseasonable especially in the central valley
of California where the highs have been the triple digits for a week or more.
The facilities at Prairie Creed are nice. We had water at our site and the
restroom had showers which we liked a lot as we have been used to jumping into
the lakes at some of our stops on our way here.
We
saw Roosevelt Elk wandering the open meadows as we toured the area stopping at
Lady Bird Johnson’s Grove for a ranger led hike. We liked this trail the best
of them all as the grade was easy and the redwoods were big surrounded by ferns
everywhere. The morning we took our stroll the sea fog was just lifting
providing a other worldly landscape as the sun rays streaked through the fog
illuminating the tall redwoods in a mystic shroud.
There
was a road closure due to a landside on 101 the morning we left causing a hour
an half delay on our trip up into Oregon to Carter Lake National Forest Service
campground near Florence, Oregon. This can happen from time to time however we
did have adequate warning to adjust our schedule making the best of a situation
that can test your patience.
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