Redwood National and State Parks

Most people know Redwood as home to the tallest trees on Earth. But the Parks also protect vast prairies, oak woodlands, wild rivers, and 40 miles of rugged coastline. People have lived in this verdant landscape since time immemorial. Together, the National Park Service and California State Parks are managing and restoring these lands for the inspiration, enjoyment, and education of all.

Fish-eye view of Redwood canopy

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

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

Visitors Plan Their Redwood Trip

A great redwood trip starts with good trip planning.

Five young women read the park map.

Howland Hill Road

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

Redwood trees line a narrow dirt road.

Tide pooling at Enderts Beach

We have forty miles of coastline to explore.

Two visitors looking at tidepools.

Ranger Program at Klamath River Overlook

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

Visitors chatting with a ranger above a river mouth.

Visitors on walkway to Lady Bird Johnson Grove

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

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

Family Enjoys the Redwoods

Millions of people visit the park to enjoy the forests.

Two adults and child look upwards into a forest

A New Junior Ranger

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

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

"Big Tree" wayside.

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

Visitors pose with one of the widest Redwood trees.

Incoming Tide at Redwood National Park

40 miles of coastline are part of Redwood National Park

Rocks, rockpools and waves

Nurse log on the side of a trail.

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

A tree stump is covered with plants.

Ranger and Visitors in the Redwoods

Park rangers help visitor learn about and safely enjoy the Redwoods.

Two adults talk with a park ranger under foggy trees

Trillium Falls

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

A small waterfall cascades past different trees

How Tall is that Redwood?

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

Three adults stand and look curiously toward the tree tops

How wide is that Redwood?

The height and size of redwood trees can be hard to measure.

Two adults and a child stand next to a tree while a ranger nearby opens his arms wide.

Having fun under the redwoods

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

Four adults stand on a trail surrounded by redwood trees

Redwood Ranger in the mist

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

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

Tall Trees Grove from the creek

300 foot redwood redwoods next to Redwood Creek.

Gray cobbles on the foreground and 300foot redwoods behind.

Footbridge to Lady Bird Johnson Grove

Summer fog is frequent in the redwoods

A footbridge with people crosses a road on a foggy day

A family walks in Stout Grove

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

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

Coastline at Redwood National Park

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

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

Fern Canyon

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

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

A Redwood Grove

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

Reddy-brown colored redwoods

Autumn Colors in the redwood parks

Big leaf maples in the autumn.

A trail underneath trees with orange and yellow leaves

Fire scarred giants

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

A circle of redwood trees with black fire scars.

Redwoods Resprouting

New shoots grow off a fallen redwood tree.

Young redwood sprouts grow off a horizontal redwood log

Trillium Falls Trail

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

A trail and bridge crosses a tree-line gully.

Surrounded by old-growth redwoods.

Walking though redwood forests is a beautiful experience.

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

Autumn leaves in the redwood parks

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

Orange and red leaves on maple trees.

Enderts Beach

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

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