Three California state parks and the National Park Service unit represent a cooperative management effort of the National Park Service and California Department of Parks and Recreation. They are Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park, Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park, Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park and Redwood National Park, comprising 45 percent of all the old-growth redwood forest remaining in California. The park contains 112,613 acres (federal: 78,812; state: 33,801). Old-growth forest is 38,982 acres (federal: 19,640; state: 19,342). Elevations range from sea level to 3097' (Schoolhouse Peak). Although typically dry in the summer season (when these pictures were taken), this area has a significant rainy season. The park offers huge coastal redwood trees and the rugged northern California coastline. The redwood trees grow tall for the following reasons: large amounts of rain (60-140 inches per year, winter-spring), summer fog which reduces evapotranspiration, temperate average climate between 45 degrees and 61 degrees Fahrenheit, rich soil in river bottom flats, few natural enemies, burl sprouts which promote growth after injury by fire or toppling and wind protection by other redwoods.

Activities include hiking, biking, Kayaking the Smith River, camping and sightseeing. For further information, contact Redwood National and State Parks, 1111 Second Street, Crescent City, CA 95331-4198 or call (559)-565-3341.

The pictures on the following pages are from Redwood National Park, using various film and digital cameras. The pictures below on this page are from various parts of the southern park, highlighting the redwoods. This page tends to be the southern part of the park and the next page the northern part. Additional pictures can be seen by clicking on any of the following pages below.

• Redwood National Park Tree pictures page 2, the northern portion of the parks.
• Redwood National Park Pacific Coast page.

Lady Bird Johnson Grove off of Bald Hills Road. Redwood forest from exhibit spot 7.
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Lady Bird Johnson Grove off of Bald Hills Road. Forest plaque from exhibit spot 7.
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Lady Bird Johnson Grove off of Bald Hills Road. Exhibit spot 9 shows a dead redwood still supported by live trees.
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Morning light through the redwoods along Trillium Falls Trail. This is located at Elk Meadows off of Davison Road.
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Morning light through the redwoods along Trillium Falls Trail.
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Elk herd in the morning at Elk Meadows.
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From Cal Barrel Road, off of Newton B. Drury Scenic Parkway, the Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park area. A huge redwood treetrunk.
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From Cal Barrel Road, looking to the top of a redwood.
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From Cal Barrel Road, a huge redwood treetrunk.
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From Cal Barrel Road, looking at the redwood forest.
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From Cal Barrel Road, looking to the top of a redwood.
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From Cal Barrel Road, looking at the redwood forest.
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From just north of Cal Barrel Road along Newton B. Drury Scenic Parkway in the Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park area. This is the BIG Tree Wayside, diameter= 21 1/2', Ht= 304', age=1500 years old.
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Northern portion of the Newton B. Drury Scenic Parkway in the Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park area. The Ah Pah Interpretive Trail, Merriman Grove.
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In the northern portion of the Newton B. Drury Scenic Parkway, the Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park area. The Mary Glide Goethe Memorial Grove.
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Northern portion of the Newton B. Drury Scenic Parkway, the Mary Glide Goethe Memorial Grove.
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The South Fork Trail from the northern portion of the Newton B. Drury Scenic Parkway.
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Further information can be found at the Redwood National Park NPS page or
Redwood National Park GORP page.