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    Redwood

    National and State Parks California

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  • Tall Trees Access Road and the Skunk Cabbage Trail Road are CLOSED to vehicles.

    Effective June 3, 2013, these closures are necessary due to key vacancies in park staffing, including heavy equipment operators required to grade and maintain these roads. Access to the Tall Trees Grove is still available via 8 mile hike. More »

  • Miners Ridge and Ossagon backcountry camps closed indefinitely.

    Backpacker sites avail. during summer only at Gold Bluffs Beach Campground (8 sites avail.; free permit req'd; $5 fee paid on site) and year-round at Elk Prairie Campground (hiker/biker sites avail., first-come, first-served; $5 fee paid on site). More »

Current Conditions

Last updated:
Friday, March 8, 2013
11:00 am 

Contact an information center, call 707-465-7335, or follow us at www.facebook.com/RedwoodNPS or www.twitter.com/RedwoodNPS for the most up-to-date information.

 
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Roads & Highways

For directions to Redwood National and State Parks, click here. Also be sure to check-out our recommended scenic drives.

 
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Trails
For general hiking and trail information, click here.

  • Seaonal footbridges on Redwood Creek Trail (near Tall Trees Grove and McArthur Creek) have been REMOVED for the wet/rainy season.
  • Seasonal footbridges on Smith River (from Stout Grove to Jedediah Smith Campground)and Fern Canyon Trail have been REMOVED for the wet/rainy season.
  • Streelow Creek Trail is CLOSED due to a "road-to-trail" conversion. Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) crews are completing new bridges: a 30-foot bridge is complete; a 40-foot bridge will be completed soon.
  • Mill Creek Trail is OPEN but there is a 4 to 5-foot diameter tree that has fallen across the trail between Smith River and the Howland Hill Road. Hikers should be prepared to climb over the obstacle to continue on trail. A second tree, 18 inches in diameter, is down about .25 mile closer to the Smith River but is elevated and not lying on the trail.
  • Nickerson Ranch Trail is OPEN (large tree blocking the end of the trail has been removed).
  • Lost Man Creek Trail is OPEN. Trees blocking the trails have been removed.
  • Rhododendran Trail is OPEN but has a large tree down north of the Cal Barrel road. The fall is classified as difficult for experienced hikers to get through. State Parks R & T has been notified.
  • Emerald Ridge Trail is OPEN. The tree blocking the trail has been removed.
  • Dolason Prairie Trail is OPEN but has several large trees across the trail. Visitors are managing to get around the trees. Crews will be inspecting the trail on Thursday and Friday.
  • Orick Horse Trail is OPEN but repairs are underway that could affect horseback riders. There is a tree blocking the path on the 6 hour loop. Riders with robust horses have been getting around the tree, but for others the trail may not be passable. Weather permitting the trail crew is planning on removing the tree the week of Nov 26th. (Note. 12-3-12 crews have not been able to clear the tree).
 
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Campgrounds and Backcountry Camps
For general camping and campground information, click here.

After September 3, 2012, winter reservations will no longer be accepted (via ReserveAmerica or 1-800-444-7275) for the Jedediah Smith, Mill Creek, and Elk Prairie campgrounds. This does not mean that sites are unavailable, however-all sites are available on a first-come, first-served basis only until May 2013.

Reservations are available now for the end of May, June, July, and August, 2013.

 
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Visitor Centers, Information Centers, & Other Facilities
For general information about visitor centers, including locations, operating hours, and contact information, click here.

 
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Weather
For general climate and weather information, click here.


  • For NOAA/National Weather Service forecasts and current weather conditions at Crescent City, Calif., click here.
  • For NOAA/National Weather Service forecasts and current weather conditions at Orick, Calif., click here.

Did You Know?

foggy redwood forest

Fog accounts for up to one-fourth of the precipitation needed so the mighty coast redwoods can survive. While you hike, fog drip is a good thing!