Highway access → arrival
Arrival: South Fork trailhead, then signed Brown Creek walking connection.
Approach: From US-101 use the southern Newton B. Drury Scenic Parkway entrance. Use South Fork trailhead access at mile marker 129.00 and follow the official trail network to Brown Creek.
Observe posted parking and road restrictions. Current trail closures may limit the onward hike; the arrival record is not an all-clear for the entire trail.
Official directions & access ↗A 1.2-mile connecting trail beside a Prairie Creek tributary, contrasting streamside vegetation with upland old-growth forest. It has no separate vehicle trailhead.
Access details
- Parking
- Reach Brown Creek from Rhododendron, South Fork, or Foothill trails; no standalone parking is represented.
- Viewpoint
- The trail follows salmon and trout habitat in a forested tributary corridor.
- Trail
- NPS lists a moderate 1.2-mile route with non-level grades.
- Public water access
- No public swimming entrance is represented from this trail.
- Water conditions
- Creek habitat is not a visitor water-access facility.
Plan from the official source
Redwood National and State Parks is the manager or primary source for this entry. Check its current page for changing hours, fees, reservations, road restrictions, and closures.
Open NPS trails south of the Klamath River ↗