Highway access → arrival
Arrival: Marked Ten Taypo / Hope Creek trailhead on the east side opposite Ossagon.
Approach: From US-101 use the southern Newton B. Drury Scenic Parkway entrance. Continue north to the paired trailheads near mile marker 132.74; use the designated trailhead parking.
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 four-mile loop through streamside habitat and old-growth redwoods, reached from a marked scenic-parkway trailhead opposite Ossagon Creek. The map point identifies the trail, not parking.
Access details
- Parking
- NPS identifies limited parking at the marked trailhead opposite Ossagon Creek; RV and trailer space is limited.
- Viewpoint
- The loop follows a creek before climbing through redwood forest to a ridge.
- Trail
- NPS lists a moderate four-mile loop with some steep grades.
- Public water access
- No public water entrance is represented from this trail.
- Water conditions
- This is a forest trail rather than a river-access listing.
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 ↗