Highway access → arrival
Lost Man Creek Road
Arrival: Lost Man Creek Picnic Area parking and marked trailhead.
Approach: Take Lost Man Creek Road from US-101 roughly four miles north of Orick; follow the road about one mile to the picnic area.
Drive only to the picnic area; the continuation is a hiking/biking trail, not a through-road.
Official directions & access ↗A strenuous ten-mile former logging road through a redwood stream valley, open to hikers and bicycles. NPS identifies a marked trailhead at Lost Man Creek Picnic Area and a seasonal stream crossing farther in.
Access details
- Parking
- Use the marked Lost Man Creek Picnic Area trailhead; the map point is a representative point on the trail rather than a parking pin.
- Viewpoint
- Bridges provide views of Lost Man Creek and its forested banks.
- Trail
- The ten-mile route is strenuous and includes steep grades; NPS notes a moderate stream crossing about two miles from Highway 101.
- Public water access
- No swimming entrance is represented from this trail.
- Water conditions
- A stream crossing is a trail condition, not a 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 ↗