Nickerson Ranch and Mill Creek Trail

Trail in Jedediah Smith Redwoods · California

2.7 mi · 227 ft gain · 1h 1m · Out & back.

Passes through a lush, jungle-like old-growth redwood forest along Mill Creek to the site of Cornelius Nickerson's 1880s gold-miner homestead and orchard; a quiet, less-trafficked hike.

Trailhead: 41.7917, -124.0855.

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