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| | Elk Prairie Trail is situated a quite lengthy journey from Crescent City North, but it is a great sanctuary from the settlement. California has plenty of magnificent backpacking trails, and among these are Elk Prairie Trail in Humboldt County. Can’t wait to get out in the outdoors, Elk Prairie Trail in Humboldt County, California is the outdoors at its best. As long as you like the wilderness you will like California. You should count on this trek taking about 2.5 hours, but you never know stuff could go wrong and you could get stuck so be prepared for that. |
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At parts of the year this area sees very little rain, so make sure you check current conditions and fire restrictions with local forest authorities before you head out. When you're here in California backcountry trekking along one of its backpacking trails is a wonderful idea.
| | There are so many great outdoors hiking trails in this region. This hiking and backpacking trail has a total elevation difference of 147 feet which is a lower than average number. There are numerous backpacking trails in California, and each one has its own unique prettiness. All the water falling down from the sky makes Elk Prairie Trail a wet location; December is the wettest month with most rain while July is ordinarily the driest month. Don’t forget to check for any current restrictions or closures before you go. Elk Prairie Trail is a very short hiking | |
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trail having an average number of uphill miles which makes it an excellent great outdoors hiking trail for the average person looking for an excellent adventure. Even though this is not a very long wilderness trail you should still bring some emergency supplies just in case something
happens. Wilderness trails like this one here in the Coast Ranges are a very nice way to see these highlands. The backcountry hiking trail stays roughly within the same elevation zone the whole time, so you get pretty much the same conditions along the whole backcountry hiking
trail. Elk Prairie Trail is 2.6 miles long it's a short backcountry hiking trail. Through the warm months at Elk Prairie Trail highs are generally in the 60's, and during the night it cools down to the 50's. Through the wintertime the highs are generally in the 50's with winter
lows in the 30's overnight here at Elk Prairie Trail.
Briefly about the general area:
Camping at Elk Prairie Trail is great fun, Klamath Glen Resort is a great local campground, and let's not forget Boyes Creek which is a stream that you may stumble upon while you're
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This river has so much to offer. Get yourself into a kayak and hit Redwood Creek, and needless to say Godwood Creek flows through this region. So many entertaining things to do in the Coast Ranges, not sufficient time. You should positively stop by lovely Gold Bluffs Beach if you're here at Elk Prairie Trail, and if you came for an overnight stay Redwood Trails is a great site to camp.
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Location of Trailhead: Latitude 41.3641, Longitude -124.0193
- - Directions and Road Map
Total hiking length = 2.6 miles
Total climbing distance = 1.2 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace:
2.5 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
1.5 hours
Total elevation difference: 147 feet
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17 miles away
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Outdoors Recreation Near Crescent City North, California
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More Hotels and Campgrounds Near Elk Prairie Trail, Coast Ranges, Humboldt County, California
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| These outdoors activities are available near Elk Prairie Trail. |
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Miners Ridge Trail, Humboldt
County
, 1 miles away, 7.4 hiking miles, 617 feet elevation difference |
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Cathedral Tree Trail, Humboldt
County
, 1 miles away, 0.7 hiking miles, 77 feet elevation difference |
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Big Tree Trail, Humboldt
County
, 1 miles away, .8 hiking miles, 46 feet elevation difference |
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Foothill Trail, Humboldt
County
, 1 miles away, 1.8 hiking miles, 235 feet elevation difference |
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West Ridge Trail, Humboldt
County
, 2 miles away, 3.9 hiking miles, 651 feet elevation difference |
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Zigzag Trail, Humboldt
County
, 2 miles away, 1 hiking miles, 521 feet elevation difference |
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South Fork Trail, Humboldt
County
, 2 miles away, 1.2 hiking miles, 679 feet elevation difference |
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Emerald Forest Of Trinidad, Trinidad
, 17 miles away |
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Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Arcata/Eureka-Arpt Area (Mckin, Mckinleyville
, 21 miles away |
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Super 8 Motel - Crescent City, Crescent City
, 23 miles away |
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Best Western Northwoods Inn, Crescent City
, 23 miles away |
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Comfort Inn & Suites Redwood Coast, Crescent City
, 23 miles away |
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