Redwoods National Park

Today's Travels in Moby brings us to yet another national park we can take off the bucket list. That makes for two unplanned parks so far during this California road trip. We will have to come back again for Yosemite and Death Valley.

This park is interesting as its the only national park I've been to that didn't require me to pay an entrance fee and it is shared with the state parks. However, the park basically consist of a paved and unpaved road that travels through the giant redwood trees and several trail heads for hiking. The unpaved Coastal routes were closed for the season. This road is only suitable for cars, trucks, small vans, and SUVs. 4wd might be needed but since the road was closed we don't know for sure. In the park, are a large herd of elks but we did not come across any.

Some of the redwoods have girth and while I have seen this kind of huge girth before, it is a lot more common here. One location in nearby Klamath, CA, has cut a hole through a large girth tree that you can drive you car through. We decided to do it both ways. Cost is only $5 and makes for a neat picture.

Along the drive through the redwoods, you follow the Smith River which has a beautiful blueish green hue. With its rapids, it looks like the perfect river for whitewater rafting.

Tour Thru Tree

The Giant Redwoods of California

Smith River