8 EPIC Things To Do In Redwood National Park (2024 Guide)

Enchanting hikes, majestic groves, Roosevelt elk, and more! In this guide, I’m sharing some of the BEST things to do in Redwood National and State Parks. Located in Northern California, not far from the Oregon border, Redwood National Park is home to 40 miles of rugged coastline, emerald rivers, wildlife, and some of the tallest trees in the world.
Here are the top things to do in Redwood National and State Parks of California that you don't want to miss!
*I visited the park in mid-April 2024 and it was a fantastic time to go!
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Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
00:43 Boy Scout Tree Trail
01:19 Stout Grove
01:46 Lady Bird Johnson Grove
02:22 Karl Knapp Trail
03:11 Roosevelt Elk
03:40 Avenue of the Giants
04:28 Redwood Sky Walk
04:58 Samuel H. Boardman
05:42 Outro

[@GabriellaViola]

Thank you for watching my Guide to Redwood National Park. Don't forget to like and subscribe!! SUPPORT THE CHANNEL: www.paypal.com/paypalme/gviola415

[@Emusk886]

are dogs allowed to redwood national park ?

[@NATEG01]

We also just got back from a road trip to the Redwoods / Oregon coast and Crater Lake. The entire trip was amazing, but Jedidiah Smith was our favorite place. The trees there were huge, and it was so fun driving through the narrow winding road. The Stout Grove is only 0.6 miles long like you said, but we still ended up spending a few hours there it was so amazing. We also did the Drive -Thru Tour Tree in Klamath and the Trees of Mystery which were also a lot of fun. Wish we could have explored some of these other sections farther South like you did but we just didn't have enough time.

[@GabriellaViola]

It sounds like you had an amazing trip! Im hoping to get to Crater Lake this year!

[@bollywoodcloset]

How many days are sufficient to visit the entire redwood area? Please advise 🙏🏻

[@apiitg]

very nice video. Thanks.

[@michelle.verissimo]

A magical place !

[@reconeix]

Great video on this magical forest. The many trails off of the Avenue of the Giants are some of the best explorations in California.

[@GabriellaViola]

I wish i had time to do more..such a beautiful area of California

[@debraisola9037]

My home is now in Mckinleyville Ca Humboldt county. Retired and Moved here 3 yrs ago from Folsom ca. We have been to Ave of Giants and Lady Bird. Hope to visit a few more places that you shared in this video this spring/Summer 😊🌲🌿🌊🙌🙌 Really enjoy your travels. Where are you off to next? Be safe and God's peace.

[@GabriellaViola]

I think im going to Yosemite next, hoping to do Upper Yosemite Falls..and you live in a beautiful place!

[@rspianocovers5851]

Murder mountain!

[@myatlantictravel]

Cool, this part of the US is definitely on our bucket list. Thanks for showing us this amazing scenery. 👍🙂

[@GabriellaViola]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@JonFox1945]

This was incredibly done, can't wait for a video on oregeon/crater lake and washington!

[@GabriellaViola]

Thank you so much 💙

[@KhurshidsChannel]

Beautiful place. Great video. Thanks for sharing. 👍132

[@GabriellaViola]

Thank you!

[@SpineTicks]

Great video! The Redwood Sky Walk reminded me of scenes from Endor in Return of the Jedi. Awesome!

[@LuciferAlmighty]

It was filmed not too far from there.

[@SpineTicks]

@@LuciferAlmighty Wow!

[@MrAnarchris]

Wow, really great content! This is top notch!

[@GabriellaViola]

Thank you!

[@Gustav0Silva]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏...

[@joyjoy534]

Did you make it to the Boy Scout Tree? It is actually not on the trail. One of the best trails in Redwood NP is actually the Tall Trees Grove Loop trail that requires a permit and one of the main filming locations for Star Wars: Return of the Jedi. The tallest tree in the world, Hyperion, is not too far from that trail. A much lesser known trail which is 'now closed' but the trail is still there as it shares with other trails is Grove of Titans. This is where you will find several of the top 10 largest redwood in the world.

[@GabriellaViola]

I didn't see the Boy Scout Tree" but I was wondering haha...I did research the Tall Trees Grove and yes saw that you needed for a permit so I skipped it, it seemed pretty easy to get though

[@joyjoy534]

@@GabriellaViola The permit is easy to get the problem is they issue only 50 per day and the parking area is even smaller. So you have to be there before the visitor centers open to secure a spot as there is no online reservation. The closest center is around 20min away from the unmarked dirt road leading to the trailhead, it takes an additional 30mins to negotiate the not very well maintain road. The Boy Scout Tree is actually up the hill on a small side trail. The tree has a wooden sign posted on it marking the location. It is abnormally huge because two trees fused together making it very impressive as compare to the average redwood.

[@juliehall6373]

Where are places to stay the night when visiting? Thank you.

[@GabriellaViola]

Cresecent city is a good place to base yourself out of when visiting the redwoods

[@kahanuirizarry7927]

Hey Gabrielle I've been watching your videos for the past year now, fell in love with Lake Tahoe and been thinking of doing the redwoods next and seen this video of yours. Had some questions it your Able to answer

[@MrAnarchris]

I keep on expecting a sasquatch to jump out

[@GabriellaViola]

Haha omg I didnt knw thats where Sasquatch originated from but there were statues everywhere 😄

[@GabeDoesCare]

was this all in one day?!

[@GabriellaViola]

haha no I was there for 4 days

[@GabeDoesCare]

@@GabriellaViola I see. I'm just tryna gauge since I'll be planning a trip there in June and I'll be using your video as a reference :)