Redwood National and State Parks

Four parks, one long coast, and the tallest trees on Earth.

A 36-page, route-first guide for planning Redwood National and State Parks as a North Coast sequence of old-growth groves, river corridors, wild coast, campgrounds, permits, and vehicle-sensitive roads.

Available nowDownloadable PDF · 202641.30° N, 124.00° W

Access and reservations may change your routeFern Canyon, Gold Bluffs Beach, Tall Trees, bridges, destination roads, smoke, and weather can change the route. Recheck official conditions before choosing an area or reservation day.

The point of this guide

A better trip starts with a better read of the place.

Redwood National and State Parks is not one compact loop. It is a long North Coast partnership where old-growth corridors, river crossings, reservations, vehicle limits, weather, and the distance between areas all shape the trip. The guide turns that scale into a route you can actually plan.

Inside the guide

What this guide helps you plan

Updated August 2026

Orientation

Read the coast as four areas

A practical map-led read of North Groves and Smith River, Klamath, Prairie Creek, and Redwood Creek with the gateways and transfers attached.

Trip plans

Choose the base before the stop

Three trip plans for a two-day northern base, a three-day Prairie Creek loop, or a five-day full-coast sequence.

Field notes

Keep the live checks close

Reservations, road notices, campground fit, high water, smoke, weather, and offline preparation stay connected to official recheck links.

Before you go

A few practical truths, up front

Conditions and prices move. Recheck the official links before departure.

Partnership scale: About 105,000 acres across four parks
Plan around: Long transfers, reservations, vehicle fit, and changing conditions
Inside the guide: Four areas · three trip plans · five maps
Live conditions: Recheck NPS, State Parks, permits, and Caltrans day-ofCheck live conditions details →

A look inside

See how the place and route fit together

A sample of the guide’s photography and route maps.

Keep it current

Check official conditions before you leave

NPS current conditions →NPS permits and reservations →California State Parks →

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