Best trails in Redwood National Park
Redwood National Park is co-managed with the state parks of California to protect nearly half of all remaining tallest trees on Earth, the Coastal Redwoods. This exceptionally seismically active area has 37 miles of untouched coastline, prairie, and inland forest. Plants and wildlife are abundant throughout the park, including elk and mountain lions.
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Visitor info
There are no entrance fees to drive the scenic roads or highways in our three state parks and national park. Some day-use areas have fees; these accept interagency and CA state park passes.
Join millions of people who enjoy our National Parks with the "America the Beautiful" National Park & Federal Recreational Lands Pass, otherwise known as the Interagency Annual Pass. The pass is valid for a year's worth of visits from the month of purchase at more than 2,000 federal recreation sites across the country.
Redwood National Park does not charge an entrance fee, but the Interagency Access Pass allows pass holders to receive a 50% discount on other park amenities, such as camping.
All visitor centers are accessible to visitors using mobility equipment or strollers, and wheelchair accessible restrooms and drinking fountains are available. Orientation films include open captioning.
Loaner standard and beach wheelchairs, audio descriptions, tactile exhibits, and Braille and text materials are available. Please call 707-464-6101 in advance to make a reservation for equipment.
Many ranger-led programs are wheelchair accessible, using multiple sense learning styles. Many ranger-led nature walks are held on well-compacted gravel or paved paths.
Additional information about accessibility at Redwood National Park can be found on their website: https://www.nps.gov/redw/planyourvisit/accessibility.htm.
All visitor centers are accessible to visitors using mobility equipment or strollers, and wheelchair accessible restrooms and drinking fountains are available. Orientation films include open captioning.
All picnic areas are wheelchair accessible with packed, level paths and surfaces.
The campground has individual wheelchair accessible camping sites and 2 wheelchair accessible cabins.
Service animals must be on-leash throughout the park.
Trail reviews for Redwood National Park
Must do hike in Redwood national Park. Very easy walk. Limited parking though.
It was a beautiful walk amongst the Redwoods. It wasn't very crowded so it was a peaceful and awe-inspiring way to spend an hour or so and leave the world behind!
You need an online reservation to hike this trail. A few mosquitoes, but not bad. Three fallen trees at the beginning of the trail. The 300+ foot ancient redwoods are magnificent!!
Beautiful peaceful meander through gorgeous redwoods and hills of ferns.
My husband and I have wanted to get into backpacking for a while now, and chose Redwood Creek since it was closer to home. This trail was totally worth it! Not too difficult at all for beginners, and there is only mild elevation until you get close to Tall Trees. There were very few people on the trail when we went so we felt nice and secluded. One thing we seriously struggled with though was finding clear spots to get down to the gravel bar where we were camping. We stopped at mile 6 and turned back to the 5 mile marker where there was a good spot down then walked up the creek to our spot. We also saw two trees fall by the creek so beware of that.