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Redwood National and State Parks– an Introduction
The Redwood National and State Park of California is a widely visited USA National Park. This national park in U.S national park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is located on the North Coast of the state of California. This U.S national park safeguards several groves of massive redwood trees, that live for 2000 years and grow to heights of up to 367 feet, and is as wide as 22 feet at the base of the trunk. Congress created the Redwood Park with the intention to protect lands adjacent to three California state parks. They are the Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park, Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park, and Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park. It is created in the year 1968 and in 1994, the California Department of Parks and Recreation and the National Park Service agreed to manage the four-park areas jointly in order to protect the resources to the maximum level.
Visiting Redwood National and State Park The Redwood Naitonal and State Parks offers a unique opportunity to walk through the windshield-framed panorama of the trees. It will indeed be a bewitching experience. While exploring the 50-mile-long park one can stop by the Lady Bird Johnson Grove and Big Tree. There are several trails scattered throughout the
parks and they give you the opportunity to have a pleasant hiking tour. It is really a nice experience to stretch your legs a bit along the coastal trail and admire the Pacific exposure of the park. You can also visit the tall Tree Grove, a drive through the Howland Hill and a kayaking experience in the Klamath River or a travel down the Fern Canyon and gold bluffs beach are equally mesmerizing. Bicycling, horseback riding are also some of the nice options of activities to be indulged in.
Camping: There are several campsites dispersed throughout the park and among them, the Jedediah Smith, Mill Creek, Jedediah Smith, Elk Prairie and gold Bluffs Beach Campgrounds are the most important ones. Visit them and have campfires full of fun, and frolic.
Guided Tours: The guided tours of Redwood include several walking and hiking tours and different ranger led programs.
Opening Hours
Hiouchi Information Center:
Open from mid-June to mid-September from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Closed for winter
Jedediah Smith Visitor Center:
Open from May 20 to September 30 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Open winters on Friday/Saturday/Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Crescent City Information Center:
Open during summer season from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. During the winter season, it is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Closed for Thanksgiving, December 25, and New Year's Day.
Prairie Creek Visitor Center:
Open throughout the year from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Closed Thanksgiving, December 25, New Year's Eve, and Easter.
How to Reach
Air: The Crescent City Airport and the Eureka–Arcata Airport are the major airports in proximity to the
park.
Road: The US Highway 101 is the road route to access the Redwood National and State Parks from north and South. The other sites in the neighborhood of the park can be accessed by following the Bald Hills Road, Davison Road, Newton B. Drury Scenic Parkway, Coastal Drive, Requa Road, and the Enderts Beach Road. The U.S Highway 199 should be taken by the ones who are approaching the park from the north east. From U.S highway, take the South Fork Road to Howland Hill Road. There is a bus service called Redwood Coast Transit in Redwood park. It travels from Crescent City to Arcata.
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