Redwood National and State Parks conditions are ever-changing. This page shows our Parks' current conditions in detail. This page also has links to official websites about local air quality, water quality, state highway closures, weather forcasts and wildfire information. You can also search any National Park for their " Active Alerts"
Redwood National and State Parks does not require an entry permit or timed entry to drive through the Parks.
Please visitwww.lastchancegrade.comfor information about the Last Chance Grade Project on US 101 in Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park.
HWY 101, HWY 199 and HWY 299 roads conditions can be found at CALTRANS
Rockslide on "Last Chance Grade" of section HWY 101.
Due to an active rockslide and road repairs south of Crescent City, one-way traffic control may be in operation on US HWY 101.
Slide conditions and traffic conditions can change daily. For the most upto date information about highway conditions, rely on the California Department of Transportation at: Division of Traffic Operations - Road Information - California Highway Informationor call 1-800-427-7623.
Mill Creek Day Use Area:Due to habitat restoration work, this area isCLOSED to the public from Oct 4th, 2021 until Feb 28th, 2022except for the Mill Creek Horse Trail.
Howland Hill Road: OPEN
Cal-Barrel Road: CLOSEDto vehicles during winter. This also is a beautiful gravel road to walk under the redwoods with your leashed pets.
Davison Road: OPEN.Davison Road is very rough, with large potholes and axle-deep water you have to drive through. No trailers and no vehicles wider than 8-feet or 24-feet long will be able to drive on any part of Davison Road west of the Elk Meadow Day Use Area.
Gold Bluffs Beach Road:OPEN.High clearance vehicles recommended. This gravel road has two stream crossings and low clearance vehicles going to Fern Canyon sometimes get stuck or scrape along these stream cobbles. In winter and spring, this road often is temporarily closed due to flooding or landslides. Closures happen with little or no warning, and there will be a delay before closures are posted on the "park conditions / alerts" webpage.
Bald Hills RoadisOPEN (tire chains and four-wheel drive are recommended during the winter as the road is often not plowed)
Tall Trees Access RoadisOPEN. A free permit is required to drive the access road and hike the Tall Trees Trail. Permits are not issued in park visitor centers, but online Tall Trees permits are being issued.
Geneva Road is CLOSED August 16th-December 2021 for two bridge replacements. This road goes from HWY 101 and leads to the Lost Man Creek Trail and parking area (also closed during this time).
Davison Bike Trail is temporarily CLOSED from the gate east of HWY 101 north to Geneva Road and the Lost Man Creek Trailhead.
The first mile of Mill Creek Trail is OPEN from the Howland Hill Road through theGrove of the Titans boardwalk, forming an out-and-back trail. The remaining two miles of the Mill Creek Trail from the new boardwalk to the Smith River will remain closed for construction until summer 2022.
Damnation Creek Trail isOPENbut not all the way to the beach. Beyond the bridge 1.75 miles from the trailhead, the trail is closed.
The Rhododendron Trail between Brown Creek Trail and South Fork Trail is currently closed. This means the Brown Creek-Rhododendron-South Fork loop is not an option.
The year-round bridge over Bond Creek on the Redwood Creek Trail (~5 miles upstream from Redwood Creek Trailhead and ~2 miles downstream from Tall Trees Grove) is closed due to damage. As such, you will need to take a detour to get around this bridge. You can walk on the Redwood Creek Gravel Bar or there is a trail detour in place.
Seasonal footbridges have been removedalong the upper part of Redwood Creek Trail.
Seasonal footbridges at Fern Canyon have been removed.
Seasonal footbridges on the Praire Creek Nature Trail have beenremoved.
Hiouchi Trail sectionfrom HWY 199 to Stout Grove is temporarily closed because a large tree has fallen across the trail. It may not reopen until late fall / autumn of 2021.
Lost Man Creek Trail will be CLOSEDfrom August 16th - December 2021. The access road is having two bridges replaced.
Davison Bike Trail . From August 16th- December 2021 this will be closed CLOSED from the gate east of HWY 101 north to Geneva Road and the Lost Man Creek Trailhead.
44 Creek Trail to 44 Backcountry camp is CLOSED due to the bridge being damaged. It is unknown when it will be re-opened.
Backcountry Camps
Get detailed backcountry camping information and also download the Redwood National and State Parks Backcountry Trip Planner. Please understand and use Leave No Trace ethics and practices when in the backcountry.
Backcountry permits are being issued online only, they are not available at any of the park visitor centers. Click here for more information on issuing backcountry permits.
