Tour Our Parks
Discover the Majestic Beauty of Northern California’s Public Lands
Embark on a journey through some of the most stunning landscapes in northern California. Redwood Parks Conservancy invites you to explore a range of breathtaking parks, each offering its own unique experiences and natural wonders:
Redwood National Park
Redwood National Park is most famously known for its magnificent coast redwoods, the tallest trees in the world. While many of these impressive groves can be seen in any of the three redwood state parks, visitors will find a diverse mosaic of landscapes within the surrounding national park boundary.
Jedediah Smith State Park
Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park is the last in a long string of redwood parks that stretch up northern California’s coast. A few miles inland from the ocean, the park is densely forested with huge ancient trees. In fact, it contains 7% of all of the old-growth redwoods left in the world.
Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park
Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park is one of three state parks located within the Redwood National and State Parks system. Within its boundaries, you’ll find scenic picnic areas along the Pacific Ocean, hikes through old-growth redwoods, and a campground to use as a home base while enjoying the area.
Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park
Fifty miles north of Eureka, Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park protects sandy beaches and open meadows grazed by magnificent herds of Roosevelt elk. Ferns cascade down canyon walls. Lush stands of the world’s tallest living tree species, the coast redwood, stand in primeval majesty.
Smith River National Recreation Area
Smith River National Recreation Area is located within the Six Rivers National Forest in northwestern California. Within a six-hour drive north of the Bay Area, you can experience the solitude of hiking in the wilderness on over 100 miles of trails and enjoy camping in developed campgrounds or the solitude of camping in the backcountry.
Tolowa Dunes State Park
Tolowa Dunes State Park encompasses 4,000 acres of dune, forest and a freshwater pond complex, and has some of the finest wetlands habitat on California’s northern coast. A diverse assortment of birds, animals and plant life thrive here and the area serves as an important stopover on the Pacific flyway for tens of thousands of migratory and resident populations of waterfowl, raptors, shorebirds and songbirds.
Humboldt Lagoons State Park
Humboldt Lagoons State Park lies on the sandy, windswept edge of ocean and forest. Formed by the clash of two tectonic plates, it’s part of the largest lagoon system in the United States. On a single visit, you can see whales and elk, trout and salmon, pelicans and woodpeckers. The park offers boating, fishing and hiking with day-use only picnic areas.
Sue-meg State Park
Thirty miles north of Eureka, Sue-meg State Park sits on a lushly forested promontory beside the Pacific Ocean. The one-square mile park is densely packed with potential adventures. On a short walk around the perimeter of the park, you can hunt for agates, explore tidepools, and walk through a jungle of shrubs and trees as you peer out at seals, seal lions and migrating whales.
Fort Humboldt State Historic Park
Fort Humboldt is situated on a bluff overlooking Humboldt Bay. This remote military post was established in 1853 to assist in conflict resolution between Native Americans, gold-seekers and settlers who had begun flooding into the area after the discovery of gold in the northern mines. The park offers many exploration options with historic and reconstructed buildings; including the Fort Museum and a Logging Museum with outdoor logging machinery displays.
Headwaters Forest Reserve
The Headwaters Forest Reserve spans 7,472 acres of coastal redwood forest, safeguarding some of the planet’s remaining undisturbed old-growth redwood groves. This remarkable landscape provides critical habitat for several threatened species, including the marbled murrelet, northern spotted owl, and vital fish populations such as coho and Chinook salmon, as well as steelhead and cutthroat trout.
Become a Member
Become a member of Redwood Parks Conservancy (RPC) today and help us support parks and public lands on California’s far north coast.
Your membership with RPC entitles you to the following:
- Our quarterly member newsletter, The Redwood Review, containing project updates and announcements;
- Regular email updates about the parks you love — the forests, beaches, prairies and all the creatures that call them home;
- 15% discount in our park stores;
- Discounts at over 500+ other park stores across the U.S. Simply show your membership card to a sales associate in order to receive your discount.
- Anytime 15% discount in RPC’s online store.
Support Our Work
Your donation helps protect redwoods today and for future generations
We were established to foster understanding, enjoyment and stewardship of our public lands through educational outreach, visitor services, and support of our partners entrusted with the care of public lands along California’s far north coast.
Donations are used to fund essential projects and critical needs which the public agencies alone cannot provide.