{"id":5954,"date":"2021-08-11T13:40:56","date_gmt":"2021-08-11T13:40:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.retired-openroad.us\/?p=5954"},"modified":"2022-06-07T18:57:41","modified_gmt":"2022-06-07T18:57:41","slug":"prairie-creek-state-park-and-the-big-tree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.retired-openroad.us\/?p=5954","title":{"rendered":"Prairie Creek State Park and &#8220;the BIG Tree&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>While we stayed in Klamath, we drove through a scenic drive in the Prairie Creek State Park.&nbsp; It\u2019s beautiful and has several VERY BIG redwood trees viewed on an easy trail.&nbsp; There is a large meadow near the Visitor Center where a herd of elk often hangs out.&nbsp; They were there when we visited, the males with huge antlers were sitting and laying in one meadow, and there were several females in a meadow close by.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We walked a ways down the trail and got some good pictures of the big trees and of the elk 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