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    Redwood

    National and State Parks California

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  • Campgrounds open and space available, but reservations no longer accepted.

    As of 9.3.2012, winter reservations no longer accepted (via reserveamerica.com; 1-800-444-7275) for Jed Smith, Mill Creek, and Elk Prairie campgrounds. This does NOT mean that sites are unavail. All sites avail. first-come, first-served basis until May. 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 »

Permits

Backcountry Camping
Free permits are required for camping at all designated backcountry camps in Redwood National and State Parks, available from any visitor center (except Prairie Creek Visitor Center).

 

Special Use Permits
Small, medium, and large events (including weddings) held in Redwood National & State Parks may require a permit. Click here for the Application for Special Use Permit or call 707-465-7307 for more information.

Scattering human reamins also requires a Special Use Permit. Click here for more information.

 
Tall Trees
The gated Tall Trees Access Road is accessible via free permit only from the Thomas H. Kuchel Visitor Center and Crescent City Information Center. A maximum of 50 permits per day are issued on a first-come, first-served basis.
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Did You Know?

Did You Know?

The Bald Hills Road serves as a scenic byway to a high prairie landscape dotted with magnificent 300-year-old Oregon white oak trees. This region of the parks offers fields of colorful springtime wildflowers and trail access to several historic ranches. A Roosevelt elk herd could surprise you!