Pictures of Prairie Creek Park: James Irvine trail, Miners Ridge, Gold Bluffs Beach, Fern Canyon

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Highlights


From start to end

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Elk Prairie Park

Where to park your car (before the visitor center)

Hawk?

Hawk?


Elk Prairie Park visitor center

James Irvine trailhead (go right)

Trailhead (multiply by 1.6 to obtain the distances)

The first of many bridges


The first of many bridges

James Irvine trail

James Irvine trail

James Irvine trail


James Irvine trail

James Irvine trail

Continue towards the Miners Ridge trail (multiply by 1.6 to obtain the distances)

James Irvine trail


James Irvine trail

Mushroom

James Irvine trail

James Irvine trail


James Irvine trail

James Irvine trail

James Irvine trail

James Irvine trail


James Irvine trail

James Irvine trail

James Irvine trail

James Irvine trail


James Irvine trail

Mushroom

Left to the Miners Ridge trail

Multiply by 1.6 to obtain the distances


James Irvine trail

James Irvine trail

James Irvine trail

James Irvine trail


James Irvine trail

James Irvine trail

Don't take this trail

Go right (multiply by 1.6 to obtain the distances)


James Irvine trail

James Irvine trail

Mushrooms

Mushrooms


Ferns

Mushrooms

Mushrooms

James Irvine trail


Mushroom

James Irvine trail

James Irvine trail

End of the Miners Ridge trail (go south)


Finally a sign in kms

Gold Bluffs Beach

Gold Bluffs Beach

Gold Bluffs Beach


Gold Bluffs Beach

Gold Bluffs Beach

Campground

Campground


The coastal road

Watch for elk

End of the road


The beach

The beach

The beach

The beach


The road becomes a trail

A short trail

After about 200 meters turn right (no sign!) to Fern Canyon

Walking into fern canyon


Walking into fern canyon

Walking into fern canyon

Walking into fern canyon

Back to the stairs (multiply by 1.6 to obtain the distances)


The stairs

The stairs

and fern canyon down below

and fern canyon down below


and fern canyon down below

James Irvine trail

James Irvine trail

James Irvine trail


Down to fern canyon via the upper trail

Fern canyon

Elk

Elk


Back on the James Irvine trail (multiply by 1.6 to obtain the distances)

James Irvine trail

James Irvine trail


James Irvine trail

James Irvine trail

James Irvine trail

James Irvine trail


James Irvine trail

James Irvine trail

James Irvine trail


James Irvine trail

Mushrooms

Mushrooms


Mushrooms

Multiply by 1.6 to obtain the distances

James Irvine trail

James Irvine trail


Mushrooms

James Irvine trail

James Irvine trail


James Irvine trail

James Irvine trail

Mushrooms


Mushrooms

Mushrooms

Mushrooms

Ferns


Mushrooms

James Irvine trail

Back to the junction with the Miners Ridge trail


If you want to camp at Gold Bluffs Road: this is the unpaved road to Gold Bluffs beach and campground (requires a permit from the visitor center) located at the end of Davison Road (unmarked as of 2020 - follow the sign for Elk Meadow a few kms north of Orick and south of Prairie Creek Park)

The unpaved road to Gold Bluffs beach and campground

See also the old pictures: Prairie Creek Park: Prairie Creek trail & West Ridge trail (**)

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(Copyright © 2020 Piero Scaruffi)
If you would like the original, high-resolution pictures, contact me