Redwood National and State Parks
Rhododendron Trail
5.1 mi · ▲ 891 ft · 2 hr 9 min
Rhododendron Trail is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Redwood National and State Parks near Berry Glenn, CA. It climbs 891 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Rhododendron Trail
5.1 mi · ▲ 891 ft · 2 hr 9 min
Elevation 152–953 ft
Out & Back · Redwood National and State Parks
Trailhead: Prairie Creek Road · 41.36353, -124.02356
Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 73°F / low 49° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:14 AM · sunset 8:32 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Prairie Creek Road, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear right onto Cathedral Trees Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Rhododendron Trail, heading E.
- 1.9 miReach Rhododendron Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.9 miTurn left onto Cathedral Trees Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Prairie Creek Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Prairie Creek Road Trailhead
- Big Tree & Cathedral Trees Trail Loop 2.6 mi · ▲ 175 ft
- Rhododendron Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 296 ft
- Elk Prairie Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 198 ft
- Corkscrew Tree–Big Tree Loop, 3 trees 4.4 mi · ▲ 257 ft
- Miner's Ridge Trail via James Irvine Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 674 ft
- Clintonia Trail–James Irvine Trail, 3 sights 7.1 mi · ▲ 841 ft
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