The four developed campgounds in Redwood National and State Parks are all managed by the California State Parks.You can reserve campground sites or ask campground questions by contacting www.ReserveCalifornia.com.
Phone 1800-444-7275.
8am-6pm (PT)
Should you make a reservation for the campgrounds? Pretty much YES!
Campgrounds at Redwood National and State Parks are extremely popular and may be full at any time of year. Summer reservations are strongly recommended!
All sites at Gold Bluffs Beach Campground and Elk Prairie Campground are now reservable year-round. Jedediah Smith Campground is reservable only from May 1 - October 1.
There are many other campgrounds within 45-minutes of the parks' boundaries. Sites may be available at these places even when the parks' campgrounds are full. Most campgrounds and RV parks are operated by private business in Humboldt County and Del Norte County. Additionally, to our northeast are campgrounds in the Smith River National Recreation Area of the Six Rivers National Forest, and to our south is Clam Beach County Park and Big Lagoon County Park.
The four developed campgrounds in the parks are (from north to south) : Jedediah Smith, Mill Creek, Elk Prairie and Gold Bluffs Beach.
Reservations for the four campgrounds must be made through Reserve California, the California State Park reservation system.
Setting up hammocks on any of the trees is not allowed. The use of hammocks and ropes will damage the trees' bark. Most of the the state park campgrounds and campsites were constructed before the 1940s. Be aware they can not accomodate todays large RVs and trailers. To protect your vehicle and the parks' natural resources, RV and trailer size restrictions will be enforced.
Standard Camping Fee..........................................................$35.00 per night
Cabins.............................................................................$100.00 per night summer
(Jedediah Smith and Elk Prairie Campgrounds only)........ $80.00 per night winter Find out more about our eight cabins.
California State Pass Holders
California State Parks Disabled Discount Pass......................$17.50 per night
California State Parks Distinguished Veterans Pass................FREE
Federal "America the Beautiful" Pass Holders Annual—America the Beautiful Pass....................................$35.00 per night Senior—America the Beautiful Pass.....................................$17.50 per night Access—America the Beautiful Pass....................................$17.50 per night
Jedediah Smith Campground
Situated in a magnificent old-growth redwood grove on the banks of the wild and scenic Smith River, this campground offers hiking trails, swimming, fishing, and seasonal campfire programs. Cabins available.Jedediah Smith Campground Map
Location: Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park, 10 miles east of Crescent City, Calif. on Hwy 199.
Open: All year.
Sites: 86 tent or RV (no hook-ups); hiker/biker sites available. Click here for important information about the space available at each site for parking your personal vehicle(s).
Facilities: Hot showers, ADA accessible restrooms, ADA accessible cabins, dump station, picnic tables, fire pits and barbeques, food lockers and trash receptacles, visitor center, campfire center.
Vehicle Length Limit: 25-foot RV or 21-foot trailer.
Please be aware that these are the maximum allowable vehicle sizes in the campground, and that only certain campsites within the campground can accommodate vehicles of this size; many campsites in the campground cannot accommodate vehicles of this size. Click here for important information about the space available at each site for parking your personal vehicle(s).
Mill Creek Campground
Sleep beneath towering maples, alders, and young coast redwoods, with access to Mill Creek, miles of varied hiking trails, and seasonal ranger-led programs.Mill Creek Campground Map
Location: Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park, 7 miles south of Crescent City, Calif. on Hwy 101.
Open: May 18 through September 30.
Sites: 145 tent or RV (no hook-ups); hiker/biker sites available.
Click here for important information about the space available at each site for parking your personal vehicle(s).
Facilities: Hot showers, ADA accessible restrooms, dump station, picnic tables, firepits and barbeques, food lockers and trash receptacles, campfire center.
Vehicle Length Limit: 28-foot RV or 24-foot trailer. Click here for important information about the space available at each site for parking your personal vehicle(s).
Enjoy ancient coast redwoods, grazing Roosevelt elk and black-tailed deer in Elk Prairie, easy access to over 70 miles of hiking and biking trails, and seasonal ranger-led programs. Cabins available.Elk Prairie Campground Map
Sites: 75 tent or RV (no hook-ups); hiker/biker sites available.
Facilities: Hot showers, ADA accessible restrooms, ADA accessible cabins, picnic tables, firepits and barbeques, food lockers and trash receptacles, visitor center, campfire center.
Vehicle Length Limit: 27-foot RV or 24-foot trailer.
Hike and Bike Sites: A small number of camp sites at Elk Prairie Campground are set aside for people that hike or ride bicycles into the park. Hike and Bike sites have a $5 per person camping fee. Visitors arriving by any motorized vehicle may not use any of the parks' Hike and Bike campsites.
Gold Bluffs Beach Campground
Experience the wild Pacific coastline and grazing Roosevelt elk in this campground, with easy access to a secluded stretch of beach, Fern Canyon, and 70 miles of hiking and biking trails. Gold Bluffs Beach Campground Map
Location: Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park, 10 miles north of Orick, Calif. on Davison Road (unpaved, no trailers).
Open: Typically open all year, subject to funding—please call 707 464-6101 for latest info.
Sites: 26 tent or RV (no hook-ups).
Facilities: Solar showers, restrooms, wind shelters, picnic tables, firepits and barbeques, food lockers, and trash receptacles.
Hike and Bike Backcountry Site: One backcountry campsite at Gold Bluffs Beach Campground is set aside for people that hike or ride bicycles to the campground. This is a minumum of a 5-mile hike, or a 10-mile bike ride. Visitors arriving by any motorized vehicle may not use any of the parks' hike and bike campsites.
Hike and Bike sites have a $5 per person camping fee. Additionally, a free backcounty permit is required for this site if the overnight user is hiking in and leaving their vehicle elswhere in the park - like near the Prairie Creek Visitor Center.
