Redwood National and State Parks conditions are ever-changing. This page shows our Parks' current conditions in detail. This page also has links to official websites about local air quality, water quality, state highway closures, weather forcasts and wildfire information. You can also search any National Park for their " Active Alerts"
Visitor Centers For information about visitor centers, locations, contact information and services.
Thomas H. Kuchel Visitor Center (Orick, Calif.) OPEN
10:00 am to 4:00 pm Wednesday through Sunday, closed Monday and Tuesday (winter hours).
Prairie Creek Visitor Center (6 miles north of Orick, Calif.) OPEN
7-days a week 10:00 am to 4:00 pm (winter hours).
Crescent City Information Center (Crescent City, Calif.) OPEN
7-days a week 10:00 am to 4:00 pm (winter hours).
Hiouchi Visitor Center (Hiouchi, Calif.) OPEN
10:00 am to 4:00 pm Wednesday through Sunday, closed Monday and Tuesday (winter hours).
Jedediah Smith Visitor Center (Jed Smith Campground) CLOSED for the winter season, reopens next summer
Davison Road: OPEN, but not recommended for low clearance vehicles.
Davison Road is very rough, with large potholes and axle-deep water you have to drive through. No trailers and no vehicles wider than 8-feet or 24-feet long will be able to drive on any part of Davison Road west of the Elk Meadow Day Use Area.
Gold Bluffs Beach Road: OPEN, but not recommended for low clearance vehicles.
High clearance vehicles recommended. This gravel road has two stream crossings and low clearance vehicles going to Fern Canyon sometimes get stuck or scrape along these stream cobbles. In winter and spring, this road often is temporarily closed due to flooding or landslides. Closures happen with little or no warning, and there will be a delay before closures are posted on the "park conditions / alerts" webpage.
Fern Canyon Parking / Gold Bluffs Beach Day Use Area: OPEN
A free permit is required to drive the access road and hike the Tall Trees Trail. Permits are not issued in park visitor centers, but online Tall Trees permits are being issued.
Geneva Road (Lost Man Creek Trail access road): OPEN
This road goes from HWY 101 and leads to the Lost Man Creek Trail and parking area.
Mill Creek Day Use Area: CLOSED to the public on weekdays
Delays on "Last Chance Grade" section of HWY 101.
Due to rockslides and road repairs south of Crescent City, one-way traffic control is in operation on US HWY 101.
Slide conditions and traffic conditions can change daily. For the most upto date information about highway conditions, rely on the California Department of Transportation at: Division of Traffic Operations - Road Information - California Highway Informationor call 1-800-427-7623.
Mill Creek Trail: OPENfrom the Howland Hill Road through the Grove of the Titans boardwalk. The Mill Creek trail between the Grove of Titans and Hiouchi Trail is Temporarily closed.
Cal Barrrel Rd: Closed to pedestrains due to storm damage
Damnation Creek Trail: OPEN, but not all the way to the beach, closure at bridge 1.75 miles from the trailhead.
Scholar Loop Trail (which is accessed from the Brown Creek Trail): CLOSED
The Rhododendron Trail between Brown Creek Trail and South Fork Trail: CLOSED
This means the Brown Creek-Rhododendron-South Fork loop is not an option currently.
The year-round bridge over Bond Creek on the Redwood Creek Trail (~5 miles upstream from Redwood Creek Trailhead and ~2 miles downstream from Tall Trees Grove) is closed due to damage. As such, you will need to take a detour to get around this bridge. You can walk on the Redwood Creek Gravel Bar or there is a trail detour in place.
Get detailed backcountry camping information and also download the Redwood National and State Parks Backcountry Trip Planner. Please understand and use Leave No Trace ethics and practices when in the backcountry.
Backcountry permits are being issued online only, they are not available at any of the park visitor centers. Click here for more information on issuing backcountry permits.
Redwood Creek is flowing very high currently due to the multiple storms that have hit the park area. Hiking into this backcountry camp is only available by starting at the Orick Horse Trailhead. From this trailhead you do not have to cross the creek, which at its current flow is not crossable.
Redwood Creek is flowing very high currently due to the multiple storms that have hit the park area. Hiking into this backcountry camp is only available by starting at the Orick Horse Trailhead. From this trailhead you do not have to cross the creek, which at its current flow is not crossable.
Redwood Creek (dispersed camping): CLOSED due to extremely high creek flow
Horse Trails
Mill Creek Horse Trail: Closed due to storm damage
