Park Essentials

Park Essentials

Accessibility

Park maps indicate which camping, picnic, and other areas are wheelchair accessible. Such spots include the visitor centers, Crescent Beach, Crescent Beach Overlook, Lagoon Creek, Klamath Overlook, High Bluff Overlook, Big Tree Wayside, and Lost Man Creek picnic areas.

Admission Fees and Permits

Admission to Redwood National Park is free. There's a $8 day-use fee to enter one or all of Redwood's state parks; for camping at these state parks it's an additional $35. To visit Tall Trees Grove, you must get a free permit at the Kuchel Information Center in Orick. Permits also are needed to camp in Redwood Creek backcountry.

Admission Hours

The park is open year-round, 24 hours a day.

ATMs/Banks

There are no ATMs in Redwood. The nearest ATM and bank is in Crescent City.

Contacts

Automobile Service Stations

Contacts

Crescent City Chevron (315 Hwy. 101 S, Crescent City, CA, 95531. 707/465-3825.)

Pete's Auto and Marine (1305 2nd St., Crescent City, CA, 95531. 707/464-2538.)

Cell-Phone Reception

It's difficult to pick up a signal in the parks, especially in the camping and hiking areas. If you need a public telephone, go to the Prairie Creek or Jedediah Smith visitor center.

Emergencies

In an emergency call 911 or go to the nearest visitor center.

Park Contact Information

Redwood National and State Parks (1111 2nd St., Crescent City, CA, 95531. 707/465-7335. www.nps.gov/redw.)

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