redwood | CA | Find park - Future Camping

View from forest floor looking straight up. Ferns as seen close up and redwood trunks meet.

The redwood forest is a complicated and beautiful series of habitats.

With a small car, you can expericne close-up Redwoods along a century old, narrow road.

We have forty miles of coastline to explore.

A great redwood trip starts with good trip planning.

Visitors chatting with a ranger above a river mouth.

Coastal overlooks provide amazing places to whale watch.. and more.

Three people stand on a walkway in the trees. It is foggy.

Visitors to the Lady Bird Johnson Grove cross a road using a walkway.

A ranger helps a father and son learn about being a junior ranger.

Becoming a junior ranger at Redwoods is a fun and educational for the whole family.

Visitors pose with one of the widest Redwood trees.

For those short of time, the "Big Tree" offers easy access for all to a very photogenic tree.

40 miles of coastline are part of Redwood National Park

A fallen redwood tree will be on the forest floor for centuries providing habitat for a new generation of plants and animals.

A small waterfall cascades past different trees

The Trillium Falls Trail is a popular, easy and family friendly walk.

Three adults stand and look curiously toward the tree tops

From the forest floor we can only see about a third of any old redwood tree.

Four adults stand on a trail surrounded by redwood trees

Taking a walk on the trail through redwood groves is great fun

Fog surrounds tall redwoods on a trail. A park ranger stands in the distance.

Park Rangers help tell the stories and meanings of the park to visitors.

Gray cobbles on the foreground and 300foot redwoods behind.

300 foot redwood redwoods next to Redwood Creek.

A footbridge with people crosses a road on a foggy day

Summer fog is frequent in the redwoods

A trail meanders into a grove of tall trees. A family is seen at the far end of the trail.

Redwood forests are wonderful places to walk, relax and look up.

Waves run-up on a beach, and sea stack rocks are seen in the distance.

40 miles of protected coastline are part of Redwood National and State Parks

Green ferns cover two natural walls cut by a creek. A calm creek is covered with grey cobbles.

Fern Canyon is a popular - and busy - summer desination.

Over a hundred miles of trails lead you to places like this.

A circle of redwood trees with black fire scars.

Fire has always been a part of a redwood tree's history.

Young redwood sprouts grow off a horizontal redwood log

New shoots grow off a fallen redwood tree.

A trail and bridge crosses a tree-line gully.

A short walk leads visitors to a series of small cascades.

A visitor stands next to a forest of enormous red and brown colored trees.

Walking though redwood forests is a beautiful experience.

Maples and oak trees show fall colors in the redwood parks.

Rugged coastal cliffs drop to blue ocean and waves. Pink flowers in the foreground.

The park protects forty miles of rugged coastline and marine protected areas..

Physical Address:

1111 Second Street

Crescent City, CA 95531

Mailing Address:

1111 Second Street

Crescent City, CA 95531

contact-details

Phone Number: 7074646101 Voice
Phone Number: 7074641812 Fax

Email Address: redw_info@nps.gov
Description:

Fees

Entrance Fees

Entrance Passes

Renowned for the world’s tallest trees, Redwood’s landscapes span from open prairies and oak woodlands to pristine rivers and untamed coastline. This ancient home has supported people for thousands of years. The National Park Service and California State Parks now work to safeguard and rejuvenate these lands for everyone’s enjoyment, learning, and inspiration.

park designation:National and State Parks

Directions:

Redwood National and State Parks is located in northernmost coastal California - almost on the Oregon border. The parks are about 60-miles long, with four visitor centers from north to south. We are a six to seven-hour drive (325 miles) north of San Francisco, a six-hour drive (330 miles) south of Portland, OR and a four-hour drive (170 miles) west of Redding, CA.

For detailed directions, please visit this link.

Directions

Operating Hours:

Operating Hours

The national and state parks are always open to enjoy. Roads, trails and public access remain open year round. Some campgrounds and visitor centers are closed - or have reduced hours - in the off-season (October-May)

Weather Information:

Visitors should be prepared for cooler and damp weather. Dress in layers and expect to get wet. Year-round temperatures along California's redwood coast: mid-40s°F (7°C) to mid-60s°F (18°C). Summer can be foggy, with highs occasionally reaching low 70s°F (20°C). Winters are cooler with considerable rain. October through April averages 60-80 inches of rain over the region.