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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 »

Plan Your Visit

Official Visitor Guide
View, download, and/or print-out the annual Visitor Guide. The latest edition focuses on Redwood's 40 fabulous miles of coastline. As always, find out about ranger-led activities, scenic drives, walks and hikes, camping, backcountry basics, visitor centers, and the famous trees themselves.
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Camping
Whether you prefer the comfort of a developed campground or the solitude of a backcountry camp, world-class camping opportunities abound at Redwood National & State Parks.
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Visitor Centers
More than mere information, stop-by one of the parks' five visitor centers. It's a great way to start any Redwood adventure!
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Did You Know?

Did You Know?

You can travel by car to Gold Bluffs Beach to hike along a meandering stream through a hidden canyon with 30-foot walls covered by several species of ferns. Follow steps up to James Irvine Trail to a prairie that was once a small mining town above Fern Canyon.