Rhododendron Trail
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Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park Click for map. The general expectation is that the rhododendrons should be blooming throughout April and May. I've seen them blooming in planted areas beside the forest and along the freeway on the way up, but still haven't seen any actually in the forest. Being halfway through that blooming time seems long past time to change that. I checked to be sure the state parks in Humboldt County are still only in a soft closure allowing people to walk on. It adds about three miles to a longer loop to hike in from outside the park, but flowers! Bright red flowers! Seeing Humboldt Lagoons State Park blocking off parking next to the park as well as in the park was worrisome, but Prairie Creek Redwoods happily left a little at the edge of which no one was taking advantage. It was mine and being next to the Elk Prairie Trail, I decided to walk along it to the Rhododendron Trail. First I watched a couple of the elk on the far side of the meadow. R