Redwood National Park Travel Information
Redwood National and State Parks are home to some of the world's
tallest trees, old-growth coast redwoods. They can live to be 2000
years old and grow to over 300 feet tall. Spruce, hemlock,
Douglas-fir, berry bushes, and sword ferns create a multiple canopied
understory that towers over all visitors. The park's mosaic of
habitats include prairie/oak woodlands, mighty rivers and streams, and
37 miles of pristine Pacific coastline. An amazing diversity of
life exists at Redwood National and State Parks. The ancient coast
redwood ecosystem preserved in the parks contains some of the planet's
most majestic forests. Here, banana slugs, gray whales, Douglas-fir,
black bears, and sea anemones are equally at home with
redwoods. Along with the national park, three adjoining state
parks are also open to visitors. These are Prairie Creek Redwoods
State Park, Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park, and Jedediah Smith
Redwoods State Park. Together with Redwood National Park, they
comprise some 45 percent of all
the old-growth redwood forest remaining in California. These
parks combined are listed as a World Heritage Site and International
Biosphere Reserve, protecting resources cherished by citizens of many
nations. Redwood National Park is located along the Pacific
Coast in northwest California, about 40 miles north of Eureka.
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