Noyo River Redwoods
onAncient redwood forest preserve, not open to public because of remote, rugged location. Can be viewed from historic Skunk Train.
Russian Gulch State Park
onAlong the Mendocino Coast, a collapsed sea cave called Devil’s Punch Bowl. Includes a 36-foot waterfall, fern canyon trail and a beach with abalone diving and rock fishing.
Shady Dell (Lost Coast Trail)
onRemote forest at southern border of Sinkyone Wilderness State Park. Ancient candelabra-shaped redwoods. Access limited to trail.
Smithe Redwoods State Natural Reserve
onBeautiful grove along South Fork of the Eel River. Classic “cathedral” experience associated with stands of old-growth redwoods. Picnic area, 60-foot-waterfall, swimming and fishing opportunities in the Eel are complementary attractions.
Mailliard Redwoods State Natural Reserve
onMailliard Redwoods State Natural Reserve protects a small but beautiful stretch of redwood forest in Mendocino County.
Skunk Train Stories
onThere is only one place you can enjoy the last remaining “motorcar” train choo-chooing through a forest of giant, ancient redwoods: the Skunk Train in Mendocino County! Built as a logging railroad in 1885 for moving giant, felled redwoods to …
Hendy Woods State Park
onEnjoy the beautiful sights and sounds of these easily accessible ancient redwood groves along the Navarro River in the heart of Anderson Valley wine region.
Mendocino Headlands State Park
onSurrounding Big River-Mendocino Old-Growth Redwoods is Mendocino Headlands State Park, home of dramatic coastal and redwood forest scenery.
Jug Handle State Natural Reserve
onJug Handle State Natural Reserve on the Mendocino coast is home to a rare natural wonder known as The Ecological Staircase: natural terraces formed by glacier, sea and tectonic activity.
Van Damme State Park
onVan Damme State Park is 3 miles south of the town of Mendocino, where the Little River crosses Highway 1. Some visitors come here for the river and the redwoods, some for the coast and the abalone, and some for the history.
The park is named after a Flemish-American, Charles Van Damme. After operating the Richmond-to-San Rafael ferry line in the Bay Area for a few years, he invested in property in the redwood groves where his father had been a logger. After Charles died, the parks system acquired the land in 1934.
Sinkyone Wilderness State Park
on7,500-acre Sinkyone Wilderness State Park features twisted and windswept redwoods ranging from 1 to 10 feet in diameter.
Navarro River Redwoods State Park
onNavarro River Redwoods State Park is as long and skinny as the river corridor it protects.
Montgomery Woods State Natural Reserve
onMontgomery Woods is one of the more remote redwood parks in California. Once you’ve navigated the 13 miles of twisty road west of Ukiah, you’ll be rewarded by some of the tallest trees in the world.
Standish-Hickey State Recreation Area
onSome head to Standish Hickey to hike in its towering redwood forest; others come to leap into a sun-drenched swimming hole in the Wild and Scenic Eel River; still others arrive to relax and recharge in the historic Redwood Campground.
Admiral William H. Standley State Recreation Area
onVista of ancient redwoods along the Eel River PARK INFORMATION HIGHLIGHTS: Admiral William Standley State Recreation Area is off the beaten path and does not offer any facilities, but if you happen to be cutting through the woods here from …