Redwood Nature Trailhead — Attraction in Brookings

First time visiting/hiking the Redwood Nature Trail in Brookings. Great little hike. Wonderful to see a redwood forest like this. The hike is not difficult, though there are fairly steep sections, along with tripping hazards from roots and rocks. If you suffer from mobility issues, this is not the trail for you, unfortunately. The trail is not that long. About a mile and we hiked it in about 40 minutes, while stopping to take pictures and look about. The redwood trees are magnificent, some being upwards of 100+ feet tall, if not more. And there were small creeks running through the area, which made for such a serene and calm hike. There is one pit toilet and a picnic bench located at the trailhead. There are no other services or drinking water. Dogs are allowed, as long as the...

Gorgeous, but challenging trail through a redwood grove inland from Brookings, Oregon. (Take the road on the north side of the Chetco River out of Brookings to get there. Trailhead is on the left, just past Loeb Park.) It is only a 1.1 mile loop, but my smartwatch said I hiked 33 flights of stairs, so a decent workout. Steep uphill and steep downhill with enough flat areas to give you a little break.The creeks, or perhaps one creek which splits on either side of the hill, are stunning with ferns and other plants framing the water, boulders and some downed logs. Definitely worth a...

A great example of what the USDA (forestry service) has taken from us. Almost all the 2nd generation redwoods in these groves have chop marks from the past logging attempts, and all old growth has been systemically removed from the premises. The entirety of the land they oversee in this area should look more akin to this trail, and recently did until the forestry service started selling off the timber for bottom dollar. When you drive across 101 through Oregon, you traditionally would be surrounded by trees with a base diameter of 13ft+ and a height of 300ft, remember what...