Redwood National Park
Redwood National Park is located on the north coast of California and is home to old-growth coastal redwoods, some up to 300 feet tall and 2,000 years old.
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Redwood National Park Details
Redwoods once covered two million acres of the Pacific coast of California and Oregon; the combined Redwood National and State Parks preserve about 133,000 acres that survived the clear-cut logging of the 19th and early 20th centuries. In all, the two parks contain 45 percent of all the remaining coastal redwoods (Sequoia sempervirens). The park is located in Del Norte and Humboldt counties, California, the legacy of a half-century of work by conservationists to protect the last 10 percent of redwood forest. U.S. 101 runs the length of the park, while the Newton B. Drury Scenic Byway offers a 10-mile drive through the redwood forests. Visitors can hike the one-mile Lady Bird Johnson Loop Trail near the Thomas H. Kuchel Visitor Center in Orick for a quick look at the big trees, take the James Irvine Trail through Fern Canyon, or backpack to campsites alongside 200 miles of trails. Besides forested areas the park contains prairie, rivers, and 37 miles of coastline; park inhabitants include Roosevelt elk, brown pelicans, bald eagles, and sea lions. Established: October 2, 1968 Area: 112,512.05 acres
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Nearby Points of Interest Around Redwood National Park
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1.8 mi away
Little Bald Hills Trail
This diverse and challenging point-to-point trail provides access to a backcountry campsite.
1.9 mi away
Six Rivers National Forest
With over 1 million acres of land, and more than 360 miles of wild and scenic rivers, the national foreest is a raw, rugged environment that epitomizes the impact and beauty of rivers.
2.3 mi away
Stout Memorial Grove Trail
A quick walk to some of the park's most extraordinary redwoods.
2.3 mi away
Stout Grove
Located in Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park, Stout Grove has a trail leading to colossal redwoods.
2.6 mi away
Hiouchi Information Center
The park's northernmost visitor center.
