1982 Map of Panther Creek

About this map

Redwood National Park dominates the northern reaches of this coastal Humboldt County terrain, protecting a landscape defined by sharp ridges and drainages that feed the Little River. The topography is marked by named high points and corridors like Shotgun Pass and Devils Pass, while several prairie openings—Barber Prairie, Johnson Prairie, and Indian Prairie—break the dense forest cover along the eastern heights near Arbor Camp Ridge. Evidence of resource management and early infrastructure is scattered throughout, including a Gaging Station on Coyote Creek and various Gravel Pit locations tucked into the hillsides. The network of unnamed four-wheel-drive roads and tracks marked private highlights the complex land use at the park's edge during the early 1980s, as the region balanced conservation with local industry and remote homesteading along Panther Creek and Wiregrass Ridge.