Redwood National Park National Park Service Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park U.S. Department of the Interior Redwood Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park Department of Parks and Recreation California State of California

Redwood forest ALL PHOTOS NPS EXCEPT AS NOTED Split Rock along the Coastal Trail Rough-skinned newt Bald Hills prairie and oak woodlands World’s tallest living tree—monarch of the Menzies first noted the coast redwood for Three California redwoods state parks boundary encircled the three state parks to state and national park uniforms anywhere for future generations. Help us safeguard North Coast—living link to the Age of Dino­ western science in 1794. Its scientific name, resulted: Prairie­ Creek (1923), Del Norte better protect superlative ancient redwood in the parks, working for the same mission. this special place by treating it with care saurs. Redwoods grow from seeds the size Sequoia sempervirens (ever living), proba­ (1925), and Jedediah­ Smith (1929). To pre­ forests.­ In 1994 the National Park Service The parks’ designation as a World Heritage and respect. of a tomato seed yet can weigh 500 tons bly honors Cherokee leader Sequoy­ ah.­ In serve the trees’ natural Coast Range setting and California Department of Parks and Site and part of the California Coast Ranges and stand taller­ than the Statue of Liberty. 1918 paleontologists wanting to save this and associated plants and animals, Red­ Recreation began managing the parklands Biosphere­ Reserve reflects their worldwide Its foot-thick bark makes the tree all but living link to our evolutionary past cam­ wood National Park was created in 1968 cooperatively, aiming to manage the parks recognition as irreplaceable treasures. Here, impervious to fire and insects. Archibald paigned nationally to protect the trees. and expanded in 1978. The national­ park the same. That’s why you see rangers in the diversity of life is protected for you and

From Exploration to Preservation

In 1800 redwood forests probably covered Mining and Logging The Coast Redwood Coast redwoods can Coast Coast redwoods grow in a narrow From Seed and Sprout re­leased from mature California’s northern Coast redwoods tower live to about 2,000 Redwood strip along the Pacific Coast of Cali­ Redwood-like trees cones that ripen in Au- two million acres. As mid-1800s gold fever range fornia and southwestern Oregon. coast was largely ig­ over all other trees in years old; they average C grew over much of the gust and September. If subsided here, redwood fever replaced it. nored by non-Indians the world. Trees over 500 to 700 years old. Giant se­quoias grow only on the North­ern Hemisphere a redwood is felled or is Seeming endless at first, the trees soon fell until gold was discov- 370 feet tall have been They have no known A Sierra Ne­vada’s western slope. in the Age of Dino- bad­­­ly burned, a ring of to determined logging. The State of Cali­ ered on Gold Bluffs recorded across the re- killing diseases and do L saurs. Later climate new trees often sprouts fornia preserved some key groves in the Beach in 1850. Mining­ gion. Red­­wood forests not suffer significant I change reduced red- from burls around the profits­ were marginal. develop the world’s insect damage. F Giant wood habitat to this trunk’s base. These so- 1920s. Congress created Redwood National Sequoia Revived during the Civil greatest re­por­ted vol- O narrow, fog-bound called ”family groups” Park in 1968 to protect the world’s tallest range War, the mines closed at ume of living matter Merely to stand in a R coastal corridor. (See are common. Saplings trees and Redwood Creek’s salmon fishery. the war’s end. Various per unit of land sur- redwood grove inspires N “The Role of Fog” at use the parent tree’s methods were tried lat- face. Giant sequoias many visitors to cham- I lower right.) root system. A The 1978 park expansion provided a buffer er, but operations ceased grow to larger diame- pion these trees’ pres- by 1920. A few remains ters and bulk but do ervation. Coast redwoods repro- Redwoods have no tap- zone between the park and logging up­ of mining operations­ not grow as tall. duce by seed and by root; their roots pene- stream on private lands and a watershed still exist on Gold Bluffs stump and basal sprout- trate only 10 to 13 feet Beach. ing. Seeds slightly big- deep but spread out 60 restoration program to remove logging Moving logs with steam roads and rehabilitate thousands of acres ger than a pinhead are to 80 feet. power ushered in the in­ Logging began in red- of cut-over land. Redwood National and dustrial logging era. NPS wood country in 1851. State Parks protect nearly 40,000 acres of At first small logs were Bark ancient forest, almost half of all that remain. floated to small mills or dragged by oxen on skid Cambium layer roads. Railroads were Sapwood Jedediah Strong Smith used in the 1870s, then Lac­king good deep har- the steam donkey in Coast Redwood Facts Giant Sequoia Facts Heartwood bors, the redwood 1882 and bull donkey Height: To nearly 380 ft. Height: To 311 ft. Burl with sprout coast drew little atten- (above left) 10 years lat- Age: To 2,000 years Age: To 3,200 years Annual ring tion until fur trapper er. Bulldozers were used Bark: To 12 in. thick Bark: To 31 in. thick Jed Smith arrived over- by the 1920s, trucks by Base: To 22 ft. diam. Base: To 40 ft. diameter TREE ILLUSTRATIONS land in 1828. Smith the 1940s. Redwood NPS / JOHN DAWSON sought a better route lumber built some of Reproduce: By seed or Reproduce: By seed only between the Rock­ies San Francisco’s great sprout Seed size: Like an oat flake and Pacific. Gold miners Gold mining began after Victorian homes. Seed size: Like a tomato Cone size: Like a chicken opened this area to set- 1848 strikes on the Trin­ seed egg tlement in the 1850s. ity River. Cone size: Like a large KANSAS STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY ILLUSTRATION NPS A backdrop of redwoods dwarfs hikers. olive Mature seed Germinating Sheds seed coat By one week Treasures of Nature and Culture Indians of the Redwood Coast From sea level to 3,200 feet in elevation in Prairies and Waterways spots. There you may Watershed Protection favor return of natural the Coast Range, a mild, moist climate as­ Prairies and rivers re- see the goldfinch, junco, Congress expanded the vegetation. Congress flect the changing of quail, or raven. national park in 1978 also created a 30,000- sures the parks an abundant diversity of seasons far better than and directed the Na- acre protection zone up­ wildlife. Elusive­ to visitors, many mam­ redwood groves do. The parks’ rivers are tional Park Service to stream from the park in mals, birds, amphibians,­ and insects live in world-renowned for rehabilitate logged- Redwood Creek’s water­ the mature­ redwood forest. They depend In springtime, prairie fishing and loved for over lands. Bulldozers shed. This limits effects wildflowers burst with recreation and their recontoured hillsides of the timber harvesting on it for food and for shelter. Prairies form color that gives way in sheer beauty. The Smith and stream channels to there on the park down- natural islands of grasslands, where wild­ the dry summer to the River, named for Jede- restore conditions that stream. life abounds. grasslands’ amber glow. diah Smith, arises in the Prairies are the realm of Siskiyou Mountains and Roosevelt elk favor prai­ raptors, the predatory then flows through the rie and other open lands red-tailed hawk, kestrel, parks’ northern section. but seek forests for cov­ and great horned owl, It is now California’s er and shade. The parks’ and their prey of go­ph­ last major free-flowing largest land mammals, ers and meadow mice. river and is famous for elk may exceed 1,000 salmon and steelhead. Park streams offer swimming and floating. Steel­ pounds. Mountain lions, bobcats, head, cutthroat trout (the speckled fish pictured coyotes, foxes, elk, and The Kla­math River, also center below), and Chinook salmon (center below) Much bigger antlers­ black-tailed deer fre- a salmon and steelhead inhabit these streams. American Indians have and berries. American distinguish them from quent prairies kept free stream, crosses the mid- lived along the redwood Indians today live on and black-tailed deer. Good of trees by prescribed section of the parks. coast for thousands of off reservation lands and places to see Roose­­­­velt fire and grazing elk. years. Belonging to sev- represent five to 10 per- elk are Elk Prairie­ camp­ Redwood Creek flows eral different groups, cent of the local popula- ground and Gold Bluffs Acorn-bearing­ Oregon through the parks’ they speak different lan- tion. Groups are repre- Beach. Look for them white oaks edge prairies southern part. Salmon NPS / DAN FEASER guages, despite living sented by sovereign along the Bald Hills and at the higher elevations. and steelhead popula- in a relatively small area. governments and many Davison­­ roads, too. Be Oaks provided protein- tions were severely Before non-Indian peo- traditions continue. alert for elk crossing rich food for Indians, diminished by past log- ple arrived in the 1850s, highways. who cleared the under- ging in the Redwood story with fire. Prairies Creek watershed. Indian villages, with Some members still speak make good birding their split-plank struc- the languages. Tradition- tures (above top), dot- al ceremonies are held,

USFWS / DUANE RAVER ted the coast and lined hunting and fishing are major rivers. still important, and the traditional arts and crafts Travel was by redwood are kept alive. dugout canoes (above) Black Bears paste, lo­tion—­­­and gar­ on waterways and by Seldom seen, black bage in a tree 200 feet foot on an elaborate bears roam these parks. from camp; 12 feet up Listen to the excavator’s rumble and the bulldozer’s trail system. Foods var- Most haven’t lost their and 10 feet out from roar. The same equipment that was used to build the ied with the seasons. Redwood National and fear of humans. Fond of the trunk; and five feet logging roads (above) now takes the roads out! Be They fished ocean and State Parks lie in tradi­ acorns, bears travel far down from the branch. sure to visit one of the rehabilitated sites during rivers, hunted land and tional territories of three to harvest them. To pre­ Ask a park ranger about your stay in these parks. marine mammals, and Indian groups. Yurok and vent wild bears from be­ how to store your food. gathered nuts, seeds, Tolowa­ groups still exist; coming problem bears CANOE NPS / MICHAEL HAMPSHIRE; the Chilula have assimi­ we must keep human Re­me­mber: A bear seek­ DWELLING AND BASKET NPS lated into the inland food away from them. ing food from human Hupa culture. Use sound food storage camps can be aggres­­­sive ✩GPO:20xx—xxx-xxx/xxxxx Reprint 20xx practices. Counter-bal­ and may have to be de­ Printed on recycled paper. ance all food, scented stroyed. Please keep items—soap, tooth­ wildlife wild. BEAR NPS / GEORGE FOUNDS

Life Along the Seacoast Even apart from the Coast Range and its Offshore Intertidal Zone by water only at high Beaches From Ocean to Forest Sea Cliffs The Role of Fog through leaf surfaces. Woodlands Redwood National Park lofty forests, the coastline here would justi­ Between shore and the Tides rise and fall twice tide. Shells let them tol- Life on sandy beaches A marbled murrelet is a Northern park beaches As air warmed by in- Fog collects on trees The Coast Range’s west is one of over 390 parks deep ocean here an av- daily on a 25-hour lunar erate temporary expo- observes wet and dry robin-sized seabird that tend to be rocky and land heat passes over and then its precious slope forests benefit in the Na­tional Park fy nation­ al­ or state park status. Rugged and erage surface acre is as cycle. In the zone be- sure to air and direct zones, too, because flies deep into the old- backed by sea cliffs. the cold, near-shore moisture drops to the from be­ing close to the System. To learn more largely unaltered by humans, the coastline productive as an acre of tween high and low sunlight. of tides and waves. growth forest to lay its Southern beaches tend waters, fog forms—in forest floor. Fog is not ocean—for fog, rain- about national parks features stretches of steep and rocky cliffs fertilized agri­­cultural tide, life forms arrange The lower beach is egg high in tree tops on to be backed by bluffs. summer almost daily. essential to redwoods, fall, and moderated cli- and National Park Serv­ broken by rolling slopes. Generally rocky, its land. The basic wealth themselves vertically Seaweeds provide oxy- often wetted while a large moss-covered Over half of the parks’ Fog helps to approxi- but its absence would mate. Redwoods­ favor ice programs in Ameri- tidal zone can be tough to traverse. Gold lies in phytoplankton, based on tolerance for gen, food, and shelter upper beaches are limb. Unfortunately, its birds are marine species. mate the mild, moist reduce their range. the moist, north-facing ca’s communities visit single-celled plants. exposure to air and/or for intertidal zone resi- like deserts between ancient habitat has Some nest—often as climate that prevailed slopes where sunlight’s www.nps.gov. Bluffs Beach is an exception, with its seven- water and to heat and dents. Some kelp, an- sea and lush coastal been greatly reduced by crowds—in sea cliffs: during the Age of Dino- effects are less drying. mile stretch of dunes and sandy beach. On Sea lions feed beyond wave shock. Other bio- chored in deep water, forest. Clams and forest fragmentation. murres, cormorants, saurs, when redwood- Rivers near sea level the coastline you may discover a rich mix the surf and haul out logical limits are preda- with built-in floats, are mole crabs burrow in puffins, auklets, gulls, like species grew over also provide hospitable of forms of life that live in the distinct on shore or on sea tors and competition tall as redwood trees. wet lower beaches. Most murrelets left in and pigeon guillemots. much of North America. flats for these big trees. stacks. Harbor seals for food and space. Sanderlings follow California nest in Red- habitats illustrated below. swim in the surf and Tidepools shelter life in retreating wave lines wood National and Fog brings the redwood haul out in sheltered A splash zone above rocky beach outcrop- to forage on washed- State Parks, but preda- forests relief from the Many of the parks’ animal species thrive coves. Sea birds nest high tide is home for pings. Tidepool­ dwell- up organisms. tors like ravens, jays, dry summer, too. It re- along the coast. Brown pelicans are summer offshore on rocks. periwinkle snails and ers cope with great and crows are eating duces the loss of water beach hoppers that can changes in water tem- murrelet eggs and visitors. Cormorants take to lagoon or river The Cali­­fornia Current withstand episodic wet- perature, salinity, and chicks. While circling the and shore waters. Willets and sanderlings flows south. It works ting and wave shock. oxygen content. Here forest looking for food work the beach. Offshore may be Pacific with offshore winds to Splash zone species are are barnacles, limpets, scraps at campgrounds, draw nutrients up from transitional but more nudibranchs, ochre sea they find the murrelet’s Marbled murrelet gray whales in migration, seals, sea lions, US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE deep wa­ters, providing attuned to life on land stars, sea urchins, and nest instead. Please help dolphins, porpoises, and orca whales. In the food for many coastal than in the sea. Mussels erect sea palms an- protect this rare bird— intertidal areas the cycle of rising and fall­ creatures. Moisture-lad- cling to rocks in the chored by rootlike keep a clean campsite ing tides have produced tightly zoned lay­ en air off the California high-tide zone, covered hold-fasts. Brown and avoid feeding any ers of life. To help protect these animals, Current condenses as pelican wildlife. the national park boundary extends one- low clouds over cold water near shore. ­quarter mile offshore.

Periwinkle snail

Giant green anemone

SEACOAST, TIDEPOOL CRITTERS, AND PELICAN ILLUSTRATIONS NPS / ROB WOOD Ochre sea star

A park interpreter shares natural lore of the rocky tidepools with visitors to the parks’ Pacific shore. Exploring the Redwood Coast

Redwood National and State Parks represent a 24-hr. recorded information 707-464-6101 More Informa­tion cooperative management effort of the National 24-hr. dispatch 916-358-1300 National Park Service: www.nps.gov Park Service and the California Department of California State Parks: www.parks.ca.gov Parks and Recreation. This includes Redwood Call area code 707 and these numbers for: National Park, Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Crescent City Information Center 465-7335 Redwood National and State Parks Park, Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park, and Kuchel Visitor Center 465-7765 1111 Second Street Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park. Together Prairie Creek Visitor Center 488-2171 Crescent City, CA 95531-4198 these parks are a World Heritage Site and an Hiouchi Information Center (seasonal) www.nps.gov/redw International Biosphere Reserve that protect 458-3294 resources­ cherished by citizens of many nations. Jedediah Smith Visitor Center (seasonal) Information in this brochure can help you decide 458-3496 what to see and do during the time you have to visit the parks. Services and facilities are also Accessibility We strive to make our facilities, listed or described. services, and programs accessible to all; call or check our website.

Emergencies call 911 Hiouchi Area Hiouchi Information Center Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park to Stout Grove, hiking trails, and a horseback The information center is open in the summer Here you can camp, picnic, hike, fish, swim, riding trail as well as to the Howland Hill Out­ season. It offers a good place to begin your visit and float the Smith River. There are no life­ door School. Motor homes and trailers are not to the national and state parks if you are ap­ guards. In­terpretive exhibits and publications advised on this road. Walker Road, an un­paved proaching the north end of the parks on US 199. are available at the visitor center. Interpretive scenic road through redwood forest, provides Exhibits and interpretive publications tell about walks and talks are offered in summer. entry to the Smith River and to short hiking the parks, their trees and coastline, and other trails. related topics. Trail maps are available. Howland Hill Road, an alternate route to Cres­ cent City, is an unpaved, narrow, scenic drive through the redwood forest. It provides entry

Crescent City Area Park Headquarters Enderts Beach Road Coastal Trail The headquarters for Redwood National and The road leads to Crescent Beach Overlook, a Multiple sections of the Coastal Trail (see map) State Parks is at 1111 Second Street in Crescent good place to watch whales, have a picnic, or explore beaches, bluffs, grasslands, former farm City. Information and interpretive publications just take in the scenery. A section of the Coastal land, and redwood and other forests. With sub­ are available here year-round. For 24-hour infor­ Trail (1.2 miles round-trip) follows tall bluffs, stantial road links and other trails, the Coastal mation about the parks, call 707-464-6101. Near­ then drops to the sandy Enderts Beach. The Trail enables you to backpack nearly the length by attractions are the Battery Point Lighthouse, hike-in Nickel Creek backcountry camp (0.5 of the parks, from Enderts Beach Road in the Del Norte County Historical Museum, and the mile) just above the beach offers five sites with north to the Tall Trees Grove in the south. Back­ harbor at Citizens Dock. You can get information beach access. Free permits required, available country camps are provided at (north to south) about commercial attractions and private camp­ year-round from Crescent City Information Cen­ Nickel Creek, DeMartin, and Flint Ridge. There is grounds at the Chamber of Commerce on Front ter and Kuchel Visitor Center. Picnic tables, a campground at Gold Bluffs Beach. Free back­ Street, across the street from park headquarters. grills, and a pit toilet are provided. There is no country permits are required for all backcountry water. In summer 2- to 2.5-hour tidepool or campsites. They are available from Kuchel Visitor Crescent Beach seashore walks are conducted, tides permitting. Center and Crescent City Information Center. For Picnicking and walking on the beach are popu­ They begin at the parking area, descend to the more information on the Coastal Trail, ask at lar activities at Crescent Beach, just two miles beach, and explore rocky tidepools at its south­ park information centers for maps and publica­ south of Crescent City off Enderts Beach Road. ern end. tions.

Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park Here you can camp, hike, and backpack. Inter­ pretive walks and talks are offered in summer. Mill Creek campground is open in summer. Klamath Area

False Klamath Cove Requa Road 1940s. The smaller structure housed the power False Klamath Cove lies five miles north of the Requa Road leads from US 101 up to the supply. The operations building housed an oscil­ Klamath River. A protected beach and picnic area Klamath­ River Overlook, some 600 feet above loscope and radar technicians. Near the junction are located at the mouth of Wilson Creek. the estuary at the Klamath River’s mouth. There with Alder Camp Road the High Bluff picnic the Coastal Trail leads down to a spur trail lead­ area provides panoramic views of the coast Lagoon Creek ing to another overlook some 200 feet above the from its location atop the bluff. Another point Picnic and enjoy the beach. The Yurok Loop Trail ocean. Whale-watching can be good in this area. of interest is the old Douglas Memorial Bridge (one mile, one hour) gradually climbs to the top that was destroyed by flooding in 1964. Access of the sea bluffs for panoramic ocean views. Look Coastal Drive sections of the Coastal Trail from Coastal Drive for wildflowers in season and, perhaps, views of This narrow, scenic, partially paved drive (con­ or Alder Camp Road; find camping at Flint sea mammals. nect with Alder Camp Road for an eight-mile, Ridge backcountry camp. The Coastal Drive is a 30-minute, loop drive) winds through stands of narrow and mostly un­paved road with steep redwood, offering close looks at the Klamath grades and sharp curves. Vehicles with trailers River and breathtaking views of crashing surf and motor homes are prohibited. and the ex­pan­sive Pacific Ocean. Don’t miss the World War II radar station. It looks like a farm­ house and barn—that was its disguise in the

Prairie Creek Area

Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park Davison Road provides entry to the Elk Meadow Lost Man Creek From US 101 you can reach the park via the Day Use Area and Gold Bluffs Beach. Elk Mead­ Take the short, unpaved, scenic drive through Newton B. Drury Scenic Parkway, an eight-mile ow Day Use Area has picnicking, mountain bik­ the redwood forest. Trailers are not advised. This stretch of the original Redwood Highway that ing, and hiking, including the 2.5-mile loop (1.5 area offers hiking and mountain biking trails and provides one of the parks’ most scenic drives hours) Trillium Falls Trail. Beyond Elk Meadow, picnicking facilities. Lost Man Creek Trail leads through old-growth redwood forest. You will Davison Road is narrow and unpaved. Trailers past the World Heritage Site dedication area and find park information, exhibits, and interpretive and trailer-vehicle combinations longer than 24 on to a cascade on Lost Man Creek. Continue publications at the Prairie Creek Visitor Center. feet or wider than 8 feet are prohibited. Gold past old-growth forest and into second-growth Camping is available at Elk Prairie campground. Bluffs Beach offers wildlife viewing, hiking, pic­ habitat, 11 miles one-way. Cal-Barrel Road is an unpaved­ scenic drive through nicking, camping, and entry to the beach and the redwood forest (trailers prohibited). Fern Canyon. Watch out for elk herds. Danger: Elk are wild and unpredictable.­ Do not approach them on foot. Orick Area Bald Hills Road four hours round-trip from US 101 for driving to tion. Camping is allowed only on gravel bars Do not take trailers or motor homes on the the trailhead and then hiking down to the grove along Redwood Creek, and only upstream from steep—15 percent—grade here. Parking for trail­ (3.4 miles total: 1.3 miles down; an 0.8-mile loop the confluence of McArthur Creek, 1.5 miles ers is available at the Redwood Creek trailhead at the bottom; 1.3 miles back up). The trail is from the Redwood Creek trailhead. Camping is and Kuchel Visitor Center. steep, descending 726 feet into the grove where not permitted within 0.25 mile of the Tall Trees some of the world’s tallest trees grow. Grove. Free permits are required for camping Walk the Lady Bird Johnson Grove self-guiding along Redwood Creek. They are available from loop trail (1.5 miles, one hour), reached from Redwood Creek Trail Kuchel Visitor Center and Crescent City Informa­ Bald Hills Road. It threads through mature forest The first 1.5 miles are accessible. Here you can tion Center. to the grove and site at which Lady Bird Johnson combine hiking and backcountry camping. Take dedicated the national park in 1968. an eight-mile hike to Tall Trees Grove, where Kuchel Visitor Center some of the world’s tallest trees grow on the If you are approaching the parks from the south, A limited number of permits for private vehicles flats of Redwood Creek. This involves­ two creek make this your first stop. View the exhibits and are issued on a first-come, first-served basis to crossings. Caution: Bridges are provided in sum­ browse publications that tell about the area, its reach the trailhead for the Tall Trees Grove. The mer only. During the rainy season high waters trees, coastline, and related topics. Trail maps are free permits are available at Kuchel Visitor Cen­ make stream crossings dangerous. For current in­ available. ter and Crescent City Information Center. Allow formation on getting to Tall Trees Grove via this route, ask a park ranger at an information sta­

General Information Camping Facilities Developed campgrounds in Bike Trails Several trails are designated for bi- Park Regulations Redwood National and State Jedediah Smith Redwoods and Del Norte Coast cycle use. Check at any information center. Pick Parks are managed under special regulations to Redwoods state parks have hot showers, rest- up the bicycle handout. Look closely at trailhead protect park resources and you. • All plants and rooms, and disposal stations. Prairie Creek Red- signage. animals are protected; mushroom gathering is woods State Park campgrounds provide heated prohibited. You may gather fruits and berries for showers and restrooms, but no disposal stations. Safety and Management Tips On the beach your personal consumption. • California fishing Trailers up to 24 feet long and motor homes up to be aware of tidal fluctuations. Swimming is haz- licenses are required for freshwater and ocean 27 feet are allowed, except at Gold Bluffs Beach ardous because of cold water and strong rip cur- fishing. California Department of Fish and Game where trailers are prohibited and motor homes up rents. • Be cautious while climbing or walking fishing regulations apply to all waters within the to 24 feet long are allowed. There are no trailer near edges of high, rocky bluffs. • Watch for poi- parks. • Tidepools are fragile environments, and hookups­ in the parks. There are several primitive son oak and deer ticks (which carry Lyme dis- collecting is not permitted. • Do not hunt, trap, or backcountry campgrounds for backpackers; some ease), particularly in coastal areas. • Roosevelt carry loaded firearms on park lands; for firearms can also accommodate bicyclists, horses, and/or elk are wild and unpredictable—do not approach regulations check the park website. • Keep pets pack animals. them on foot. • Do not feed bears or wild ani- restrained­ at all times; pets are prohibited on all mals. Follow park regulations regarding­ bears park trails. • Camp and build fires only in areas For camping reservations call 1-800-444-7275 and food storage; all food and scented personal designated for such uses. • Damaging or remov- at least 48 hours in advance of your stay. care items should be secured and hidden from ing any government structure, sign, or marker is Reservations are usually necessary in summer. view in vehicles, placed in bear-proof lockers, or prohibited. • Help keep the park clean and litter- The nearest group campgrounds are at Jedediah hung from trees. Garbage should be properly free; take out what you bring in. • Horseback rid- Smith Redwoods and Patrick’s Point state parks. disposed of in bear-proof garbage cans. • Moun­ ing and mountain biking are allowed only on cer- Other public­ campgrounds are located in Six Riv- tain lions may also be found in the parks. Check tain designated trails. Information centers can ers National­ For­est: Grassy Flat, Big Flat, and Pat- at park information centers for bro­chures and provide you with more detailed information on rick Creek are closed in winter. Reservations can updates on mountain lion behavior. • Water trails. If you have questions, check at an informa- be made at some national forest campgrounds from natural sources must be treated before tion center or ask a patrolling park ranger. by calling 1-877-444-6777. drinking. If you are not familiar with proper wa- ter treatment techniques, ask a ranger for help. For Your Protection Always lock your unat- Outdoor Education Outdoor education is avail- tended car and place all valuables out of sight in able at two sites in the parks. Howland Hill Out- Road Conditions Watch for trucks and other the trunk or, preferably, carry them with you. If door School and Wolf Creek Educa­ tion­ Center are heavy vehicles. Use turnouts to let faster traffic you are the victim of a theft, or if you witness available for educational programming and con- pass. Drive cautiously in fog. Do not take trailers vandalism, call the nearest law enforce­ ment­ ferences on a reservation system only. Please see or motor homes on roads other than main high- officer or information center. their phone numbers at the top of this page next ways without first finding out whether those to the map. roads can handle them.