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Best Fall Hikes in Humboldt

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Best Fall Hikes in Humboldt
Bigleaf Maple in the fall, Humboldt County. Photo by Max Forster.

A time of rejuvenation

With the shift of the California Current, rains begin to fall in Humboldt County after a summer without. This rejuvenating moisture super-charges the landscape and the living world responds in wonderful ways. While humans often retreat inside our homes, native plants and animals adjust to the changes. Some birds migrate, mammals might hibernate, and some plants shed their leaves and “hibernate” for winter in their own way. We, at Backcountry Press, encourage you to get out and connect with the natural world this fall. Here are some of the Best Fall Hikes and some of the lifeforms that can be found.

A few of our favorite fall hikes in Humboldt

See the Bigleaf Maples Blaze Yellow at Trillium Falls

This hike includes some of the best redwood groves in RNP and, in the fall, offers the grandeur of the tallest trees and Earth and the stunning colors of one of our best deciduous trees as well.
–> This hike is in HH Volume 1 and HH Kids.

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Klamath Gentians Are Still Blooming in the Trinity Alps

The first few miles of this hike are relatively easy to navigate, thereafter it is an adventure. Even after just a few miles you will be rewarded with expansive meadows (with flowers into the fall!); small alpine lakes; and incredible vistas of the Trinity Alps Wilderness.
–> This hike is in HH Volume 1.

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Go Cloud Watching Near Humboldt Bay

Freshwater Farms Reserve, managed by the North Coast Regional Land Trust, is the perfect short hike. You can do the hike in an hour or less and catch the clouds rolling in from the Ocean and over the mountains.
–>This hike is in HH Kids.

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Go on a Mushroom Hike in a Coastal Forest

When rain begins in the fall, strange organisms with perplexing structures begin to emerge from the forest duff across the county. Go on a hike from Stone Lagoon to Sue-meg State Park to see these amazing MUSHROOMS!
–>This hike is in HH Volume 1.

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Find full descriptions, maps, and fascinating info on these Favorite Fall Adventures in these books:

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