Bike and Horse

BikerRNSP contains 51 miles (76 km) of bike trails and 41 miles (66 km) of horse trails. Permits are required at some backcountry camps and are available at park visitor centers.

Call a park visitor center for more details.

Bicycle trails

Bike trails include:

Lost Man Creek Trail - 11 miles (18 km) one way
Coastal Trail (Last Chance section) - 6 miles (10 km) one way
Little Bald Hills Trail - 8 miles (13 km) one way
Ossagon Trail Loop - 19-mile (30-km) loop
Davison Road - 8 miles (13 km) one way
Davison Trail - 7-˝ mile (13 km) loop using Streelow Creek Trail (Jogging Trail) and Davison Road

If you bring your bicycle…

Bicycles are allowed only on designated trails
Bicyclists under 18 must wear a helmet


Horse trails

The Redwood Creek Horse Trail comprises four possible loops and two stock-ready camps. Several days of riding are possible. The Redwood Creek Horse Trail begins in Orick next to the Orick Rodeo Grounds off Highway 101, about 1 mile (1-˝ km) north of the Thomas H. Kuchel Visitor Center.

The Little Bald Hills Trail off Howland Hill Road (within RNSP's Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park) is also horse-accessible with a stock-ready camp. The Mill Creek Horse Trails are available but only for day use. Access Mill Creek Horse Trailhead from Bertsch Avenue off Howland Hill Road.

See the backcountry page for more details. For guided horseback rides, contact RNSP concessions, Redwood Trails, 265 Idlewood Lane Trinidad, CA 95570 (707) 488-2061 or a local chamber of commerce.

Please be aware of the following regulations:

Only pellets, cubes, or certified weed-free hay are allowed in camps and on trails
No grazing is allowed
All park vegetation is protected
Stock animals must stay on designated stock trails

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