Highway access → arrival
Davison Road / Elk Meadow
Arrival: Davison hiking/biking trailhead at Elk Meadow Day Use Area.
Approach: Use Davison Road from US-101 and park at Elk Meadow. Start the marked Davison trail; do not drive the trail.
Narrow road; no trailers, vehicles limited to 24 feet. Fern Canyon approach includes stream crossings. Current reservation rules take precedence over older trail pages.
Official directions & access ↗A fairly level 2.5-mile hike-and-bike route linking Elk Meadow with Elk Prairie, showing restored second-growth forest and remnants of twentieth-century logging. Elk sightings are not guaranteed.
Access details
- Parking
- NPS directs drivers to the signed Elk Meadow Day-Use Area a short distance south, where there is substantial parking.
- Viewpoint
- The route interprets second-growth forest and ongoing restoration.
- Trail
- Follow signs toward Elk Prairie Campground; temporary restoration closures remain possible.
- Public water access
- No public water entrance is represented from this trail.
- Water conditions
- Pets are not allowed on park trails; keep required distance from elk.
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 Davison Trail south access ↗