Elk roam this popular campground, where you can sleep under redwoods or at the prairie’s edge. There are hike-in sites, four six-person cabins and hot showers, plus a shallow creek to splash in. Sites 69 to 76 are on grassy prairies and get full sun; sites eight to 68 are wooded. To camp in a mixed redwood forest, book sites 20 to 25.
Elk Prairie Campground
North Coast & Redwoods
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