Redwood National and State Parks

The tallest trees on earth, in fog-fed groves along the northern California coast.

184named trails
318trail miles mapped
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Redwood National and State Parks — Photo: Michael Schweppe · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Popular hikes in Redwood

Stout Grove Loop · about 0.6 mi · Easy
Fern Canyon · about 1.1 mi · Easy
Lady Bird Johnson Grove · about 1.4 mi · Easy
Prairie Creek Trail · about 2.5 mi · Easy
Trillium Falls · about 2.8 mi · Easy
Tall Trees Grove · about 4 mi · Moderate
Coastal Trail (Klamath) · about 4 mi · Moderate
Boy Scout Tree Trail · about 5.3 mi · Moderate
James Irvine Trail · about 8.5 mi · Moderate

Best months to visit

June: Pacific rhododendrons bloom pink beneath the redwoods from late May through June, and the coast stays cool while inland California bakes.

Permits and reservations

No entry reservation. Permits are needed for the Tall Trees trailhead and, in summer, for Gold Bluffs Beach and Fern Canyon.

Tall Trees Grove permit: A free permit is required year-round to drive the dirt road to the Tall Trees trailhead (limited per day), and the gate code is emailed with your reservation. Reservations are online only.
Gold Bluffs Beach / Fern Canyon day-use permit: Required May 15 – Sep 15 to drive to Gold Bluffs Beach and the Fern Canyon trailhead. Reserve online ahead of time.
Backcountry camping permit: Free, required for all designated backcountry camps. Request online up to 160 days ahead and no later than 24 hours before your trip. Phone reservations are not taken.
State park campgrounds: Reservations for the four state park campgrounds are made through ReserveCalifornia.

All 184 trails in Redwood

3Hr Loop · 3.47 mi loop · Moderate
44 Camp Access Trail · 2.86 mi round trip · Moderate
44 Camp Trail · 4.06 mi round trip · Moderate
44 Creek Loop · 23.28 mi round trip · Very strenuous
44 Creek Loop Spur · 0.56 mi round trip · Easy
Adams Trail · 0.76 mi round trip · Easy
Ah-Pah Trail · 0.58 mi round trip · Easy
Alder Basin Trail · 1.34 mi round trip · Easy
Bense Trail · 4.72 mi round trip · Strenuous
Berry Glen Trail · 5.28 mi round trip · Strenuous
Boat Creek Trail · 2.2 mi round trip · Easy
Boat Ridge Trail · 0.62 mi round trip · Easy
Boy Scout Tree Trail · 5.5 mi round trip · Moderate
Brown Creek Trail · 2.74 mi round trip · Easy
Bummer Lake Road (Mill Creek) · 4.8 mi round trip · Moderate
Butler Creek Trail · 2.3 mi round trip · Easy
C.R.E.A. Grove Trail · 0.16 mi round trip · Easy
C.R.E.A. Trail · 3.54 mi round trip · Moderate
Cal Barrel Road · 1.38 mi round trip · Easy
California Coastal Trail - DeMartin Section · 11.94 mi round trip · Strenuous
California Coastal Trail - Gold Bluffs Beach Section · 17.86 mi round trip · Strenuous
California Coastal Trail - Skunk Cabbage Section · 10 mi round trip · Strenuous
California Coastal Trail (north section) · 11.94 mi round trip · Strenuous
California Coastal Trail Tey-wo-lew Section · 9.24 mi round trip · Moderate
Campfire Center Access Trail · 0.16 mi round trip · Easy
Campfire Center Loop Trail · 0.12 mi round trip · Easy
Campfire Center Trail · 0.5 mi round trip · Easy
Campground Trail JSSP · 0.58 mi round trip · Easy
Carruthers Cove Trail · 1.5 mi round trip · Easy
Cathedral Trees Bypass Trail · 0.14 mi round trip · Easy
Cathedral Trees Trail · 2.98 mi round trip · Easy
Childs Hills Road Trail (Mill Creek) · 7.74 mi round trip · Strenuous
Circle Trail · 0.36 mi round trip · Easy
Clintonia Trail · 3.04 mi round trip · Easy
Coastal Trail - DeMartin Section · 5.98 mi round trip · Moderate
Coastal Trail - DeMartin Section Spur · 0.42 mi round trip · Easy
Coastal Trail - Flint Ridge Section · 8.76 mi round trip · Strenuous
Coastal Trail - Flint Ridge Section Camp Trail Spur · 0.36 mi round trip · Easy
Coastal Trail - Gold Bluffs Section · 17.46 mi round trip · Easy
Coastal Trail - Klamath Section · 10.14 mi round trip · Strenuous
Coastal Trail - Last Chance Section · 21.78 mi round trip · Very strenuous
Coastal Trail - Skunk Cabbage Section · 8.08 mi round trip · Strenuous
Coastal Trail - Tey-wo-lew Section · 5.6 mi round trip · Easy
Coastal Trail (south) (north section) · 4.92 mi round trip · Easy
Coastal Trail (south) (south section) · 2.6 mi round trip · Easy
Coastal Trail Access · 0.24 mi round trip · Easy
Coastal Trail Access (Lagoon Creek) · 0.08 mi round trip · Easy
Coastal Trail Access Trail (Lagoon Creek) · 0.06 mi round trip · Easy
Corkscrew Tree Trail · 0.28 mi round trip · Easy
Crescent Beach Trail · 3.74 mi round trip · Easy
Crescent Beach Trail (Spur) · 0.26 mi round trip · Easy
Crooked Trail · 1.54 mi round trip · Easy
Crossover Road (Mill Creek) · 5.84 mi round trip · Moderate
Damnation Creek Trail · 4.2 mi round trip · Moderate
Davidson Trail · 5.92 mi round trip · Easy
Davison Trail · 7.02 mi round trip · Easy
Dolason Trail · 9.66 mi round trip · Very strenuous
Dry Lagoon Campground Trail · 0.5 mi round trip · Easy
Dry Lagoon to Stone Lagoon Campground · 4.56 mi round trip · Moderate
Dry Lagoon to Stone Lagoon Campground Beach Trail · 0.76 mi round trip · Easy
Elam Camp · 0.14 mi round trip · Easy
Elam Creek Loop · 14.36 mi round trip · Strenuous
Elk Meadow Footpath · 0.22 mi round trip · Easy
Elk Prairie Day Use Trail · 0.16 mi round trip · Easy
Elk Prairie Trail · 3.22 mi round trip · Easy
Ellsworth Loop Trail · 1.08 mi round trip · Easy
Emerald Ridge Trail · 2.58 mi round trip · Moderate
Environmental Camp Trail Spur · 0.14 mi round trip · Easy
Fern Canyon Trail · 1.1 mi round trip · Easy
Fischer Grove Trail · 0.48 mi round trip · Easy
Foothill Trail · 4.34 mi round trip · Easy
Foothill Trail Access No. 1 · 0.34 mi round trip · Easy
Foothill Trail Access No. 2 · 0.16 mi round trip · Easy
Friendship Ridge Trail · 5.78 mi round trip · Moderate
Geneva Road · 1.56 mi round trip · Easy
Gold Bluffs Environmental Camp Trail · 0.92 mi round trip · Easy
Gold Bluffs Trail · 0.96 mi round trip · Easy
Grove of Titans Trail · 1.5 mi loop · Easy
Grove Trail · 1.4 mi round trip · Easy
Hamilton Road · 7.66 mi round trip · Easy
Hatton Loop Trail · 0.46 mi round trip · Easy
Hatton Trail · 3.78 mi round trip · Easy
Hidden Beach Trail · 1.16 mi round trip · Easy
High Bluff Trail · 1.02 mi round trip · Easy
Hiouchi Trail · 3.32 mi round trip · Easy
Hobbs Wall Trail · 6.98 mi round trip · Moderate
Holter Ridge Bicycle Trail · 13.76 mi round trip · Strenuous
Hope Creek Trail · 2.66 mi round trip · Moderate
Howland Hill Nature Trail · 1.22 mi round trip · Easy
James Irvine Trail · 9 mi round trip · Moderate
Jensen Trail · 0.18 mi round trip · Easy
Karl Knapp Trail · 8.64 mi round trip · Moderate
Karl Knapp Trail Access No. 1 · 0.16 mi round trip · Easy
Karl Knapp Trail Access No. 2 · 0.24 mi round trip · Easy
Kuchel Visitor Center Access · 0.3 mi round trip · Easy
Lady Bird Johnson Nature Loop · 1.5 mi loop · Easy
Leiffer Loop · 1 mi loop · Easy
Leiffer North Trail · 0.54 mi round trip · Easy
Leiffer South Trail · 0.42 mi round trip · Easy
Little Bald Hills Campground Trail · 0.24 mi loop · Easy
Little Bald Hills Trail · 11.24 mi round trip · Very strenuous
Little Creek Trail · 0.44 mi round trip · Easy
Lohse Grove Trail · 0.8 mi round trip · Easy
Lost Man Creek Trail · 7.72 mi round trip · Strenuous
Lyons Ranch Trail · 3.52 mi round trip · Moderate
Lyons Ranch Trail ABANDON · 0.42 mi round trip · Easy
McArthur Creek Loop · 15.2 mi round trip · Strenuous
McArthur Creek Loop Spur · 0.1 mi round trip · Easy
Memorial Grove Trail · 0.44 mi round trip · Easy
Merrill Grove Trail · 0.22 mi round trip · Easy
Mill Creek Horse Trail · 5.48 mi round trip · Moderate
Mill Creek Horse Trail (Alt Loop) · 0.6 mi round trip · Easy
Mill Creek Horse Trail (East Loop) · 2.62 mi round trip · Easy
Mill Creek Horse Trail (North) · 5.94 mi round trip · Moderate
Mill Creek Horse Trail (West Loop) · 2.16 mi round trip · Easy
Mill Creek Trail · 8.18 mi round trip · Moderate
Miners Ridge Camp Trail · 0.32 mi round trip · Easy
Miners Ridge Trail · 7.58 mi round trip · Moderate
Moorman Pond Trail · 0.96 mi round trip · Easy
Nature Loop Trail · 0.66 mi round trip · Easy
Nature Trail (north section) · 1.32 mi round trip · Easy
Nature Trail (northwest section) · 0.88 mi round trip · Easy
Nature Trail (south section) · 0.88 mi round trip · Easy
Nature Trail 2 PCSP · 0.42 mi round trip · Easy
Nickel Creek Trail · 0.6 mi round trip · Easy
Nickerson Ranch Trail · 1.14 mi round trip · Easy
North Spit · 0.24 mi round trip · Easy
Off Highway Trail · 1.92 mi round trip · Easy
Organ Donors Memorial Grove Trail · 0.14 mi round trip · Easy
Orick Beach · 4.4 mi round trip · Easy
Orick Horse Trail · 4.42 mi round trip · Moderate
Ossagon Trail · 3.68 mi round trip · Moderate
Ossagon Trail Link · 0.28 mi round trip · Easy
P-J Spur Road (Mill Creek) · 4.8 mi round trip · Moderate
Peterson Memorial Trail · 0.54 mi round trip · Easy
Rangers Grove Trail · 0.14 mi round trip · Easy
Redwood Access Trail · 1.08 mi round trip · Easy
Redwood Beach · 2.34 mi round trip · Easy
Redwood Creek Beach - Redwood Creek County Park - Humboldt Lagoons SP · 0.78 mi round trip · Easy
Redwood Creek Estuary Trail · 0.1 mi round trip · Easy
Redwood Creek Trail · 12.12 mi round trip · Moderate
Redwood Creek Trail (Lower) · 3.38 mi round trip · Easy
Redwood Hwy along Freshwater Lagoon - south of Redwood Creek Picnic Area · 2.16 mi round trip · Easy
Rellim Ridge Trail · 7.2 mi round trip · Moderate
Reservoir Road (Mill Creek) · 1.16 mi round trip · Easy
Revelation Trail · 0.4 mi round trip · Easy
Revelation Trail Tree Loop · 0.06 mi round trip · Easy
Rhododendron Trail · 15.52 mi round trip · Very strenuous
RIC Beach Access · 0.1 mi round trip · Easy
Ridge Loop · 8.62 mi round trip · Strenuous
River Beach Trail · 0.52 mi round trip · Easy
River Trail · 1.96 mi round trip · Easy
Rock Creek Road (Mill Creek) · 8.12 mi round trip · Strenuous
Saddler Skyline Trail · 3.1 mi round trip · Easy
Schenck Grove East Loop Trail · 0.22 mi round trip · Easy
Schenck Grove Trail · 0.2 mi round trip · Easy
Simpson Reed Trail · 1.6 mi round trip · Easy
Skid Road Trail · 1.02 mi round trip · Easy
South Fork Trail · 1.3 mi round trip · Easy
Stagecoach Hill Azalea Nature Trail · 0.88 mi round trip · Easy
Stone Lagoon Campground · 0.58 mi round trip · Easy
Stout Grove Trail · 0.76 mi round trip · Easy
Streelow Creek Trail · 3.66 mi round trip · Easy
Tall Trees Trail · 4.7 mi round trip · Moderate
Ten Taypo Trail · 3.64 mi round trip · Moderate
Teran Road (Mill Creek) · 6.5 mi round trip · Strenuous
To Gold Bluffs/Fern Canyon Trails · 0.48 mi round trip · Easy
Trail off Mill Creek Road · 0.12 mi round trip · Easy
Trestle Loop Trail · 2.26 mi round trip · Easy
Trillium Falls Trail · 4 mi round trip · Moderate
Upper First Gulch Road (Mill Creek) · 4.74 mi round trip · Moderate
Upper Visser Road (Mill Creek) · 2.2 mi round trip · Easy
Upper Visser-1 Road (Mill Creek) · 0.86 mi round trip · Easy
Visitor Center Link · 0.08 mi round trip · Easy
Wellman Trail · 3.06 mi round trip · Moderate
West Branch Road (Mill Creek) · 9.36 mi round trip · Strenuous
West Prairie Trail · 0.9 mi round trip · Easy
West Ridge Trail · 14.78 mi round trip · Strenuous
Wilson Creek to Klamath River Overlook · 0.66 mi round trip · Easy
World War II Trail · 0.22 mi round trip · Easy
Xaa-yuu-chit Tes-dvm (High-Status-Stream/River Trail) · 1.62 mi round trip · Easy
Yurok Loop Trail · 0.8 mi round trip · Easy
Zig Zag No. 1 · 0.96 mi round trip · Easy
Zig Zag No. 2 · 2 mi loop · Easy

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