King Range --- Lacks Creek --- Crescent City

 

King Range

BLM Links

King Range Mountain Biking Site --- Getting There --- Bear Alert

King Range trail map(5MB)

Directions:

From Eureka: Southbound 101 to Redway exit. Follow Redwood Drive to Redway and turn right following signs to King Range and Shelter Cove. From Redway, follow the road approximately 22 miles and turn right on King Peak Road. Between Redway and King Peak Road, you will pass two main junctions. Do NOT head toward Ettersburg at the first one and do NOT head towards Whitethorn at the second one. Turn right on King Peak Road. The trail crew will be assembling in Tolkan Campground about 3.5 miles north on King Peak Road. If you have any doubts, please download the PDF map and print it. It is current and very helpful.

From the south: Take the second Garberville exit and cross back over the freeway toward Redway on Redwood Drive. Once in Redway, turn left following the signs to King Range and Shelter Cove. Follow the road approximately 22 miles and turn right on King Peak Road. Between Redway and King Peak Road, you will pass two main junctions. Do NOT head toward Ettersburg at the first one and do NOT head towards Whitethorn at the second one. Turn right on King Peak Road. The trail crew will be assembling in Tolkan Campground about 3.5 miles north on King Peak Road. If you have any doubts, please download the PDF map and print it. It is current and very helpful.

You can buy an area map from the BLM, or download one and print it out yourself.

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Lacks Creek

 

Lacks Creek is a tributary to Redwood Creek. Very recently, 4500 acres were purchase and turned over to the BLM. This acreage was combined with a patchwork 4500 acre parcel to create a contiguous 9000 acre parcel. The parcel is located east of Redwood Creek, just off Bair Road near Pine Ridge Summit. It takes about forty-five minutes to drive to the trail head from Arcata.

The SCA (Student Conservation Association) was working at Lacks Creek this past summer. They started working on a trail which will be primary access to the 9000 acre parcel. For the most part, the access trail follows an old road bed but has some narrow single track diversions. The trails are being designed for non-motorized use. As of now, the funding is very limited, but with a big turnover in congress this fall, who knows what direction things will go. Aside from funded work (CCC, SCA, and CDC to name a few), work on this project appears it will be leaning heavily on volunteer participation. The BLM is very welcoming to us and is also trying to get equestrians and hikers involved.

We'll provide more information as things develop.

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Crescent City

The California State Parks is working on opening up the old Demo forest just south of Crescent City. The new park is mainly graveled roads, and is in the process of being connected with the Mill Creek campground area.

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