Redwood National and State Parks

National and State Parks · CA · nps.gov page

View from forest floor looking straight up. Ferns as seen close up and redwood trunks meet.
The redwood forest is a complicated and beautiful series of habitats.Photo: NPS Photo / Steve Olson

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.

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Redwood trees line a narrow dirt road.
With a small car, you can expericne close-up Redwoods along a century old, narrow road.
Two visitors looking at tidepools.
We have forty miles of coastline to explore.Photo: NPS Photo / John Chao
Five young women read the park map.
A great redwood trip starts with good trip planning.Photo: NPS: John Chao
Visitors chatting with a ranger above a river mouth.
Coastal overlooks provide amazing places to whale watch.. and more.Photo: NPS Photo / John Chao
Three people stand on a walkway in the trees. It is foggy.
Visitors to the Lady Bird Johnson Grove cross a road using a walkway.Photo: NPS Photo / Steve Olson
A ranger helps a father and son learn about being a junior ranger.
Becoming a junior ranger at Redwoods is a fun and educational for the whole family.Photo: NPS: John Chao
Visitors pose with one of the widest Redwood trees.
For those short of time, the "Big Tree" offers easy access for all to a very photogenic tree.Photo: NPS Photo / John Chao
Rocks, rockpools and waves
40 miles of coastline are part of Redwood National ParkPhoto: NPS: John Chao
A tree stump is covered with plants.
A fallen redwood tree will be on the forest floor for centuries providing habitat for a new generation of plants and animals.Photo: NPS Photo / Steven Olson
A small waterfall cascades past different trees
The Trillium Falls Trail is a popular, easy and family friendly walk.Photo: NPS Photo/ Steve Olson
Three adults stand and look curiously toward the tree tops
From the forest floor we can only see about a third of any old redwood tree.Photo: NPS Photo / Steven Olson
Four adults stand on a trail surrounded by redwood trees
Taking a walk on the trail through redwood groves is great funPhoto: NPS Photo / Steven Olson
Fog surrounds tall redwoods on a trail. A park ranger stands in the distance.
Park Rangers help tell the stories and meanings of the park to visitors.Photo: NPS Photo / John Chao
Gray cobbles on the foreground and 300foot redwoods behind.
300 foot redwood redwoods next to Redwood Creek.Photo: NPS / Steve Olson
A footbridge with people crosses a road on a foggy day
Summer fog is frequent in the redwoodsPhoto: NPS Photo: John Chao
A trail meanders into a grove of tall trees. A family is seen at the far end of the trail.
Redwood forests are wonderful places to walk, relax and look up.Photo: NPS Photo: John Chao
Waves run-up on a beach, and sea stack rocks are seen in the distance.
40 miles of protected coastline are part of Redwood National and State ParksPhoto: NPS Photo/ John Chao
Green ferns cover two natural walls cut by a creek. A calm creek is covered with grey cobbles.
Fern Canyon is a popular - and busy - summer desination.Photo: NPS / Steve Olson
Reddy-brown colored redwoods
Over a hundred miles of trails lead you to places like this.Photo: NPS / Steve Olson
A circle of redwood trees with black fire scars.
Fire has always been a part of a redwood tree's history.Photo: NPS / Steve Olson
Young redwood sprouts grow off a horizontal redwood log
New shoots grow off a fallen redwood tree.Photo: NPS / Steve Olson
A trail and bridge crosses a tree-line gully.
A short walk leads visitors to a series of small cascades.Photo: NPS / Steve Olson
A visitor stands next to a forest of enormous red and brown colored trees.
Walking though redwood forests is a beautiful experience.Photo: NPS / Steve Olson
Orange and red leaves on maple trees.
Maples and oak trees show fall colors in the redwood parks.Photo: NPS / John Chao
Rugged coastal cliffs drop to blue ocean and waves. Pink flowers in the foreground.
The park protects forty miles of rugged coastline and marine protected areas..Photo: NPS / John Chao

Park information and photos come from the National Park Service. This is not an official NPS site.