Humboldt Redwoods State Park


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Humboldt Redwoods State Park


Location:45 miles south of Eureka and 20 miles north of Garberville off of Highway 101. The visitor center is located on the Avenue of the Giants, State Route 254, between the towns of Weott and Myers Flat.
Facilities:More than 250 developed family campsites as well as environmental camps, group camps, trail camps, and a horse camp, picnic areas, trails (100+ miles), boat ramps, restrooms, visitor center, exhibits (é).
Activities:Camping, fishing, swimming, boating, hiking, horseback riding, mountain biking, interpretive programs (seasonal).
Special Features:Park is California's largest redwood state park and includes the Rockefeller Forest, the largest remaining contiguous old-growth coast redwood forest in the world. The Avenue of the Giants parallels 33 miles of US 101 through the park, and is California's showplace for the magnificent coast redwoods.
Address:c/o North Coast Redwoods District Office
PO Box 2006
Eureka, CA 95502
Phone:707-946-2409
Web: www.parks.ca.gov/default.asp?page_id=425
Size: 51,590 acres.
See other parks in California.
Parks Directory of the United States, 5th Edition. © 2007 by Omnigraphics, Inc.
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