Redwood National Park

I personally liked Humboldt Redwoods State Park better.

We stopped and hiked through the Redwoods for a few hours during our trip up the coast. It was a fun time. Surprisingly, we didn’t run into too many people on the trail, so it was a nice quite afternoon.

I started off early yesterday morning on a road trip up the coast, for a much needed vacation! I decided to try and check as many places off this list as I could (plus hit a few places that were going to get on the list next).

Redwood National Park was one of my first stops as I went up the California coastline. I have vague memories of visiting a redwood forest as a young child, but I don’t think my family ever visited this park.

I took the short hike to the Lady Bird Johnson Grove, and it was still fairly early on a weekday morning so it was incredibly quiet and peaceful. It’s an amazing sight to look up one of those giant redwoods!

this is a beautiful humbling place to visit.

The redwood forests of Northern California are a must visit. There is nothing else quite like it.

A friend and I arrived in Redwood National Park during the off season in March. Having not found an open campground, we pulled off on a service road in the middle of the Park and found a clearing where we pitched a tent and fell asleep.

I woke up to see beautiful, high clouds with bits of bright blue peeking through. But instead of a fluffy white, these clouds were green. It took a minute to realize that I was looking up at a high canopy above – way above. It was absolutely breathtaking.

This is a place you must see.

Went here with my first wife, and remember being in awe of the tall beauty that is a redwood tree.

I live near Redwood National Park. Slowly I am exploring and photographing everything I see there.

Nothing Like it in the world. A spiritual Experience.

Be sure to do the Davison Road drive, unpaved scenic road. It goes to Gold Bluffs Beach and Fern Canyon. Take Highway 101 south from Crescent City 30 miles to Davison Road (not marked end of July 2006 when we were there) or travel north 2 miles from Orick.
We bumped our way to the end of this drive (Fern Canyon) and were delighted to find 4 elk peacefully feeding at the start of the trail head. Awesome sight.
Then we backtracked a bit and went to Gold Bluffs Beach. Absolutely beautiful and essentially deserted.

Is such a beautiful drive!

I love all the cheesy tourist traps along the way. I attached a picture of the treehouse stop. The best tourist trap of all is “Trees of Mystery” where you see the giant Paul Bunyon and his ox Babe.

If you want to stay in the park, make your reservations early (http://www.reserveamerica.com). We had to stay at a private campground since we didn’t think ahead. The campground was barren of trees, which was sad considering where we were.