Redwood National and State Parks
California
Tonight
🌗 46% moon
6.2 h fully dark
Hikes
Easy–Strenuous
🟢 🔴
Crowds
low
Open today
Open
Entrance
Free entry
Delays along Bald Hills Road
There is a paving project on the section of Bald Hills Road between Lady Bird Johnson Grove and Redwood Creek Overlook. While crews are working, visitors heading to areas past Lady Bird Johnson Grove parking lot should expect a delay lasting 20-30 minutes in both directions. Access to Lady Bird Johnson Grove parking lot is not affected.
Delays along Highway 101
There are multiple traffic stops along Highway 101 from Orick, CA to Crescent City, CA due to road construction. Extra time may be needed to travel throughout the park. Delay times may vary. Please stay alert and drive cautiously.
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.
Activities
Topics
No entrance fee.
Hours & seasons
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)
Generally open:
winterspringsummerfallHours are reported by the park — verify before you go.
📞 7074646101
✉ redw_info@nps.govConditions
Quietest months (fewer crowds): Jan, Feb, Nov, Dec
Typical crowds: low
Weather now: 🌫️ Fog, 55°F
🌫️ 63°/53°
🌫️ 58°/51°
🌫️ 83°/51°
Typical monthly recreation visits · NPS avg 2023–2025 — orange months are the quietest by crowds.
Quietest months
Relative crowds by month — lighter is quieter; ringed months are the calmest by crowds.
Jan
23%
Feb
23%
Mar
31%
Apr
40%
May
65%
Jun
100%
Jul
91%
Aug
79%
Sep
69%
Oct
47%
Nov
27%
Dec
21%
Log a sky reading
Measured the sky with an SQM meter or app? Add your reading (16 = city glow … 22 = pristine). Opt in under “Travelers like you” to share it on the community leaderboard.
Live conditions
Things to do
Bike the Davison/Streelow Creek Loop · 3 mi · Enjoy the basic 3 mile route, or extend your ride to a 7.5 or 10 mile loop.
Walk the Fern Canyon Loop Trail · 10 mi · 150 ft gain
Walk the Stout Memorial Grove Trail · 0.5 mi
🟢 Stroll the Simpson-Reed Trail · 0.8 mi
🔴 Hike the Boy Scout Tree Trail · 5.5 mi
Go Tide Pooling at Enderts Beach · 4 mi · 200 ft gain
Walk the Karl Knapp (Prairie Creek) to Foothill Trail Loop · 2.5 mi · 99 ft gain
Hike Zig Zag Loop · 3.9 mi · 600 ft gain · Allow 3 hours for this loop
Campgrounds
Elk Prairie Campground - Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park ↗ · 75 sites
Gold Bluffs Beach Campground - Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park ↗ · 26 sites
Jedediah Smith Campground - Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park ↗ · 86 sites · dump station
Mill Creek Campground - Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park ↗ · 145 sites · dump station
Visitor centers
Crescent City Information Center
Hiouchi Visitor Center
Jedediah Smith Visitor Center
Prairie Creek Visitor Center
Thomas H. Kuchel Visitor Center
Accessibility
1 accessible campground(s)
81 audio-described place(s)
Reported by the park — verify before you go.
Not an official safety source — always defer to NPS.gov and rangers for life-safety decisions.
By the numbers
A visual read on Redwood National and State Parks — its character, trails, sky, and weather.
Park fingerprint
How this park scores across the dimensions travelers care about.
Trail difficulty
Difficulty mix across this park's trails.
Trail profile
Each dot is a trail — distance vs. elevation gain, by difficulty.
3-day forecast
Daily high and low temperatures (°F).
People & stories
Figures tied to Redwood National and State Parks — each spans a cross-park journey.
Charles Matthias Goethe
— Charles Goethe, C.m. Goethe, EugenicsPassport stamps
Mark the stamps you've collected — they show in your memory and along your routes.
🎫 Crescent City Information Center
🎫 Hiouchi Visitor Center
🎫 Jedediah Smith Visitor Center
🎫 Prairie Creek Visitor Center
🎫 Thomas H. Kuchel Visitor Center
Places to see
44 Backcountry Camp
audio
Big Tree Wayside
audio
Boy Scout Tree Trailhead
audio
Cal Barrel Road
audio
Coastal Trail: Crescent Beach
audio
Coastal Trail: DeMartin
audio
Coastal Trail: Klamath
audio
Coastal Trail: Last Chance Grade (North)
audio
Coastal Trail: Skunk Cabbage (South)
audio
Crescent Beach Day Use Area
audio
Crescent Beach Overlook
audio
Davison Trail: South Access
audioAudio & media
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Recipients of the 2010 NPS Environmental Achievement Awards
A lot of articles have been written about the history of the National Park Service (NPS) arrowhead emblem. Many recycle the same content and outdated information that has largely come from the NPS itself. Challenging the traditional story has revealed new sources of information—and two previously overlooked arrowhead designs—that rewrite the arrowhead origin story.
In celebration of AmeriCorps Week, meet Community Volunteer Ambassadors (CVA), Arlette Milstead and Emily Haryasz, who serve at Redwood National and State Parks and Steamtown National Historic Site.
Curious about the American black bear in southern Oregon and northern California? Explore its natural history in this edition of our monthly “Featured Creature,” brought to you by the Klamath Inventory and Monitoring Network.
Curious about American dipper in southern Oregon and northern California? Explore its natural history in this edition of our quarterly “Featured Creature,” brought to you by the Klamath Inventory and Monitoring Network.
Curious about the Anna's hummingbird in southern Oregon and northern California? Explore its natural history in this edition of our monthly “Featured Creature,” brought to you by the Klamath Inventory and Monitoring Network.
Trees shade us from the sun, provide homes for wildlife, stabilize Earth’s surface, and produce food for humans and animals alike. Some are massive, and others are miniscule by comparison, but what makes one better than the other—we’ll let you decide! Check out our iconic trees below and find your favorite!
Curious about the bigleaf maple in southern Oregon and northern California? Explore its natural history in this edition of our monthly “Featured Creature,” brought to you by the Klamath Inventory and Monitoring Network.
Ranger School
Park-grounded courses you can learn with the Ranger.
How Redwood National and State Parks connects
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