Redwood National and State Parks
The joint federal-state system protects old-growth groves, Roosevelt elk habitat, wild coastline, salmon streams, and Yurok, Tolowa, and Chilula cultural landscapes.
Artwork inspired by Richard Diebenkorn
The joint federal-state system protects old-growth groves, Roosevelt elk habitat, wild coastline, salmon streams, and Yurok, Tolowa, and Chilula cultural landscapes. The tallest trees are intentionally not marked as trophies. Three anchors prevent a superficial visit: partnership is NPS + California State Parks, world heritage is 1980, and tree is Coast redwood.
Start at a visitor center, then choose one grove trail and one prairie or coastal stop so forest height is connected to water and edge habitat. Several famous roads and trailheads are narrow or permit-controlled; falling limbs, surf, fog, and elk require more distance than photographs suggest.
- Partnership
- NPS + California State Parks
- World Heritage
- 1980
- Tree
- Coast redwood
Quick guide
- Begin at
- Start at a visitor center, then choose one grove trail and one prairie or coastal stop so forest height is connected to water and edge habitat.
- Compare
- Compare old-growth canopy with Roosevelt elk prairie, then use wild coast to test what the site is trying to communicate.
Know before you go
- Begin at
- Start at a visitor center, then choose one grove trail and one prairie or coastal stop so forest height is connected to water and edge habitat.
- Compare
- Compare old-growth canopy with Roosevelt elk prairie, then test that reading against wild coast.
- Place in context
- Partnership: NPS + California State Parks; World Heritage: 1980; Tree: Coast redwood
- Plan the arrival
- For Redwood National and State Parks, use Thomas H. Kuchel Visitor Center, 119441 US-101, Orick, CA 95555 as the reviewed public arrival point. Before visiting Redwood National and.
Good to know
Several famous roads and trailheads are narrow or permit-controlled; falling limbs, surf, fog, and elk require more distance than photographs suggest.
Notice these
- old-growth canopy
- Roosevelt elk prairie
- wild coast