Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park
[1] The meadow along the Newton B. Drury Scenic Parkway, with its population of Roosevelt elk, is considered a centerpiece of the park, located near the information center and campground.Yurok villages, numbering no less than fifty in total, were located from Little River, California, in the south to the Wilson Creek Basin which runs into False Klamath Cove in the north (on the southern edge of Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park).In 1872 a Captain Taylor of New York visited the Gold Bluffs to obtain the mine and exploit the rich sands supposedly deposited offshore.[3] During the great depression, a Civilian Conservation Corps camp was stationed in the park, clearing out campsites and creating fences on the borders of the prairie.Trails in the park include: Hiker Jim Hamm was attacked by a mountain lion while hiking the Brown Creek Loop in 2007.
IUCN categorynational parkHumboldt County, CaliforniaUnited StatesArcataCalifornia Department of Parks and RecreationRedwood National and State ParksIluvatarstate parkEurekaCoast RedwoodNational Park ServiceDel Norte Coast Redwoods State ParkJedediah Smith Redwoods State ParkRedwood National ParkWorld Heritage SiteCalifornia Coast RangesInternational Biosphere ReservemeadowNewton B. DruryRoosevelt elkPrairie CreekFern Canyontailed frogKlamath RiverLittle River, CaliforniaCornwallZipporah RussSave the Redwoods Leagueconiferouscoast Douglas firSitka sprucewestern hemlockProtected areas of CaliforniaNational Park SystemChannel IslandsDeath ValleyJoshua TreeKings CanyonLassen VolcanicPinnaclesRedwoodSequoiaYosemiteMojaveCabrilloCastle MountainsCésar E. ChávezDevils PostpileLava BedsMuir WoodsTule LakePoint ReyesRosie the Riveter World War II Home FrontSan Francisco MaritimeEugene O'NeillFort PointJohn MuirManzanarPort Chicago Naval MagazineGolden GateSanta Monica MountainsWhiskeytown–Shasta–TrinityCalifornia State ParksAhjumawi Lava SpringsAndrew MoleraAngel IslandAño NuevoAnza-Borrego DesertArthur B. Ripley Desert WoodlandBidwell–Sacramento RiverBig Basin RedwoodsBorder FieldBothe-Napa ValleyBurton CreekButanoCalaveras Big TreesCastle CragsCastle RockCaswell MemorialChina CampChino HillsClear LakeCoast DairiesCrystal CoveCuyamaca RanchoD. L. BlissDel Norte Coast RedwoodsDonner MemorialDos RiosEd Z'berg Sugar Pine PointEmerald BayThe Forest of Nisene MarksFort Ord DunesFremont PeakGarrapataGaviotaGreat Valley GrasslandsGrizzly Creek RedwoodsGrover Hot SpringsHearst San SimeonHendy WoodsHenry Cowell RedwoodsHenry W. CoeHumboldt LagoonsHumboldt RedwoodsJedediah Smith RedwoodsJulia Pfeiffer BurnsLeo CarrilloLimekilnMacKerricherMalibu CreekManchesterMcArthur–Burney Falls MemorialMcLaughlin EastshoreMendocino HeadlandsMendocino WoodlandsMontaña de OroMorro BayMount DiabloMount San JacintoMount TamalpaisNavarro River RedwoodsPachecoPalomar MountainPfeiffer Big Sur