Cascades of Northern Humboldt

Trillium Falls - Redwood National Park

    Trillium Falls is aptly named because of the stunning Western Trillium that blooms in early spring along the trail that leads up to the waterfall. The trail is a 3 mile loop through a hillside redwood forest.

Mill Creek Falls- Turner Road in McKinleyville

    Today I finally visited Mill Creek Falls which is one of the hidden gems in McKinleyville. As you're heading down Central Avenue, make a left onto Turner Road and it will be on your left, completely invisible until you turn around. I wonder if that's why it's called Turner road! Probably not, but it helps me remember which road to turn onto. Anyways, there is one small pull-out for parking and it's a steep climb to the base of the falls over slippery mounds of clay and moss-strewn rocks.

Mill Creek Falls

Photo taken by Eric Estling- top of Mill Creek Falls

There is a lovely path through the brambles to the rushing creek at the top of Mill Creek Falls. The path diverges and one leads to the ledge, the other leads to deeper areas of the creek.

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