Redwood National and State Parks · California

Elk Prairie Trail

1.6 mi of trail, end to end · about 80 ft of climbing · 100 ft–191 ft · gravel, native surface · hiking

Bridges

Along the way Newton B. Drury Scenic Parkway Bridge

Trailheads Elk Prairie Trailhead 120 ft Drive there · Elk Prairie Trailhead 133 ft Drive there

On the parks map

Other trails from the same trailheads

Nature Trail 2 PCSP · 0.2 mi · from Elk Prairie Trailhead
West Prairie Trail · 0.5 mi · from Elk Prairie Trailhead
Elk Prairie Day Use Trail · 0.1 mi · from Elk Prairie Trailhead

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the National Park Service's public trails layer, the trailheads and the waterfalls, views, peaks and historic places along them the Service's public points of interest, read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end. The write-ups are the Service's own "things to do" text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the park's own site before you go.