Hiouchi Visitors Center
Jedediah Smith State Park
Located on US-199 by Eastern Park Entrance. Information about forest trees and wildlife. Ranger-led walks, junior ranger programs, and evening campfire programs occur during the summer. Redwood National and State Parks' Junior Ranger activity newspapers are available here.

Prairie Creek Visitors Center
Prairie Creek State Park
Located at Southern End of Newton Drury Parkway - features natural history exhibits. Ranger-led walks, junior ranger programs, and evening campfire programs held in Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park during the summer season. Redwood National and State Parks' Junior Ranger activity newspapers are available here.

Thomas Kuchel Visitors Center
Redwood National Park
Open Daily: 9AM-4PM (exc: major holidays);
Located at south end of park near US-101 and Orick. Natural history exhibites and theater. Exhibits focus on coast redwoods and watersheds—many are kid-friendly and feature new technologies.

Crescent City Visitors Center
1111 Second Street, Crescent City, Calif.
Open Daily: 9AM-4PM (exc: major holidays); Park Weblink;
Information, bookstore, restrooms, picnic area.

Six Rivers National Forest - Crescent City
Six Rivers National Forest lies east of Redwood State and National Parks in northwestern California, and stretches southward from the Oregon border for about 140 miles. It encompasses 957,590 National Forest acres and 133,410 acres of other ownership.

The redwoods thrive in a temperate ecosystem and require lots of precipitation from continuous winter rains and thick summer fogs. The climate is 40 - 60 degrees year round along the wild redwood coastline.

The Redwood National and State Parks (RNSP) is a grouping of several adjacent but jointly managaed parklands that features an impressive diversity of nature, particularly the famous California Redwood, the tallest trees in the world.

Considered as one of the most unique ecosystems on our planet where there is a serene balance between ancient coast redwood groves, gray whales, black bears, banana slugs and much more.

Redwood Wilderness Adventures
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Discover natural wonders when you explore to a scenic backdrop of amazing desert, mountain, islands and coastal terrain. California's Redwood Coast features many exciting high wilderness adventures opportunities for rock climbing, mountaineering, ocean sailing, camping, hiking and more.

Redwood Coast Wildlife:
Marine mammals such as sea lions and gray whales are among the most visible wildlife in the parks. Visitors are also likely to see Roosevelt elk browsing in the prairies. Pelicans, ospreys, and gulls are frequently spotted along the coast. Of course, tidepool creatures aren't likely to run very far at your approach, so anenomes and crabs are easy to spot too. While you're out watching wildlife at RNSP, remember that all wildlife is protected in the parks. Never feed or approach animals such as bears, mountain lions, elk, chipmunks, racoons, rabbits, or birds. Please treat the members of this natural community with respect.