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Elk roam this popular campground, where you can sleep under redwoods or at the prairie's
edge. There are hot showers, some hike-in sites and a shallow creek to splash in. Sites 1-7
and 69-76 are on grassy prairies and get full sun; sites 8-68 are wooded. To camp in a
mixed redwood forest, book sites 20-27.
Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park
Marked by steep canyons and dense woods north of Klamath, half the 6400 acres of this
park ( 707-464-6101, ext 5120; per car day-use $8) are virgin redwood forest, crisscrossed by
15 miles of hiking trails. Even the most cynical of redwood-watchers can't help but be
moved.
Pick up maps and inquire about guided walks at the Redwood National & State Parks
Headquarters in Crescent City or the Redwood Information Center in Orick.
Hwy 1 winds in from the coast at rugged, dramatic Wilson Beach , and traverses the
dense forest, with groves stretching off as far as you can see.
Picnic on the sand at False Klamath Cove . Heading north, tall trees cling precipitously
to canyon walls that drop to the rocky, timber-strewn coastline, and it's almost impossible
to get to the water, except via the gorgeous but steep Damnation Creek Trail or Foot-
steps Rock Trail .
Between these two, serious hikers will be most greatly rewarded by the Damnation
Creek Trail. It's only 4 miles long, but the 1100-foot elevation change and cliff-side red-
wood makes it the park's best hike. The unmarked trailhead starts from a parking area off
Hwy 101 at Mile 16.
Crescent Beach Overlook and picnic area has superb wintertime whale-watching. At
the park's north end, watch the surf pound at Crescent Beach , just south of Crescent City
via Enderts Beach Rd.
Mill Creek Campground ( 800-444-7275; www.reserveamerica.com ; tent & RV sites $35)
has hot showers and 145 sites in a redwood grove, 2 miles east of Hwy 101 and 7 miles
south of Crescent City. Sites 1-74 are woodsier; sites 75-145 sunnier. Hike-in sites are
prettiest.
 
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