Natural History Wanderings

North Coast Redwood Parks

The Redwood National and State Parks (RNSP) are on the North Coast of California in Del Norte and Humboldt Counties.  They include Redwood National Park and Del Norte Coast, Jedediah Smith, and Prairie Creek Redwoods State Parks.  The total combined area is 133,000 acres.  They include 45% of the remaining Coastal Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) and thirty-seven miles of coastline.  The parks preserve native flora, fauna, and grassland prairie.

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Here is a collection of websites on park information and trip planning

Redwood National Park Website:  http://www.nps.gov/redw/index.htm

Recommendations about places to see, trails to take, and times to go to the Redwood Parks:  http://www.mdvaden.com/redwood_trip.shtml

Wildflowers (includes photos and what’s blooming now):  http://www.nps.gov/redw/naturescience/wildflowers.htm

Animals (includes link to a PDF species list):   http://www.nps.gov/redw/naturescience/animals.htm

Photographer Patrick Holleran’s site with information about plants, animals and information about visiting the Redwood Parks:  http://www.shannontech.com/ParkVision/Redwood/Redwood18.html

Redwood National Park Activity and Calendar Page: http://www.redwood.national-park.com/cal.htm

When to visit Redwood National Park by eHow.com: http://www.ehow.com/way_5594980_visit-redwood-national-park.html

New trail introduces hikers to ancient trees by Tom Stienstra at SF Gate http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/12/09/SPCE1GCEDE.DTL&feed=rss.outdoors

Arcata to Redwood National Park – A Scenic Drive Along the Redwood Coast: http://www.bidontravel.com/travel/redwoodcoast9.html

QT Luong’s Photographic Gallery of Redwood Parks to give more looks at what you might see:  http://www.terragalleria.com/parks/np.redwood.html