Visitor center · Redwood National Park
Maps, exhibits and park advice at the headquarters in Crescent City.
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Plan your stop
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Redwood Tour Guide
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Redwood National Park. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
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The Tsunami That Changed Downtown“Much of Crescent City's waterfront was rebuilt after a tsunami in nineteen sixty-four. The earthquake that sent it came from Alaska.”
Plays on the road 0.7 mi from Crescent City Information Center in the Parkwolf Redwood Tour Guide.
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Guide
Crescent City Information Center is the National Park Service visitor center on the lower floor of Redwood National and State Parks headquarters, at 2nd and K streets in downtown Crescent City. It is a practical place to get oriented before heading into the parks, rather than an attraction on a trail or scenic road.
Inside, find maps, the park newspaper and interpretive exhibits. Staff can help with route and trail questions, and the center offers passport stamps. A small park store sells books, gifts and souvenirs. Outside, there is a picnic area.
Wildlife
256 sightingsBlack BearMost seen around 7 PMSighting map
2,389 sightingsElkMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
62 sightingsCalifornia CondorMost seen around 1 PMSighting map
60 sightingsCalifornia Sea LionMost seen around 11 AMSighting map
216 sightingsHarbor SealMost seen around 10 AMSighting map
13 sightingsMountain LionMost seen around 7 PMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Redwood. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
Keep exploring
ChallengingMill Creek Horse Trail10 mi · 5.5 hr · 2.5 mi awayA long, steep redwood loop with two seasonal creek crossings.
EasyCoastal Trail: Crescent Beach Section4 mi · 1.8 hr · 2.8 mi awayA flat shoreline walk for beachcombing and spotting elk.
ModerateRellim Ridge Trail4.3 mi · 2.8 hr · 3.6 mi awayA steep forest climb rewards occasional views over Crescent City Harbor.
ChallengingCalifornia Coastal Trail: Last Chance to Skunk Cabbage47.4 mi · 1 day · 4.2 mi awayA 47-mile coast-to-redwoods traverse through beaches, prairie and forest.
ChallengingCoastal Trail: Last Chance Section6.8 mi · 4.5 hr · 4.2 mi awayCoastal views, steep switchbacks, then quiet old-growth redwoods.
ModerateEnderts Beach Trail1.2 mi · 1 hr · 4.2 mi awayA short cliffside descent to a rocky tidepool beach.
ModerateNickerson Ranch Trail1 mi · 45 min · 4.4 mi awayA short redwood walk to Mill Creek and back.
ModerateBoy Scout Tree Trail5.6 mi · 4 hr · 4.5 mi awayA double-trunk giant and Fern Falls reward the longer walk
Beach · 2.8 mi awayCrescent Beach Day Use AreaA picnic, a long sandy walk and the Pacific all start here.
Sight · 3.5 mi awayFern FallsA small cascade caps a half-day walk through old-growth redwoods.
Sight · 3.7 mi awayBoy Scout TreeA double redwood landmark beyond 2.5 miles of forest trail.
Sight · 4.1 mi awayCrescent Beach OverlookA brief deck stop for Crescent City's beaches and harbor.
Beach · 4.6 mi awayEnderts BeachLow-tide pools beneath coastal cliffs, reached by a steep beach trail.Parkwolf’s Redwood ranking
The audio tour guide for the drive, plus offline maps, trails, and wildlife heatmaps for when the signal drops.
