Fern Canyon is a canyon in the Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park in Humboldt County, California, western United States. The park is managed in cooperation with other nearby redwoods state parks and Redwood National Park. It is named for the ferns growing on the high walls, through which runs Home Creek. Fern Canyon is recognized as a World Heritage Site and an International Biosphere Reserve. History Fern Canyon was donated by the Pacific Lumber Company to the State to add to Prairie Creek State Park. Ferns Fern Canyon has California native ferns covering the sheer walls, giving a primeval habitat quality. Some species include: Adiantum aleuticum Blechnum spicant Polypodium californicum Polypodium glycyrrhiza Polystichum munitum Access A hiking trail follows the canyon and creek. The start of Fern Canyon Trail is reached at the bottom of the canyon by hiking a quarter mile north up California Coastal Trail from Fern Canyon Day Use Area, which is north of Gold Bluffs Beach Campground. The trail loop is , one end of the trail connecting to the James Irvine Trail. Filming location The prehistoric ambience led to the canyon being used as a filming location for The Lost World: Jurassic Park, BBC's Walking with Dinosaurs and IMAX's Dinosaurs Alive!. Gallery References External links official Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park website Redwood National and State Parks Canyons and gorges of California Ferns of California Landforms of Humboldt County, California Pacific Lumber Company