Parking
Use the roadside pull-off at the WWII Radar Farmhouse Trailhead on Coastal Drive. The road is narrow, unpaved gravel; motor homes and vehicles towing trailers are not allowed.
Overview
About WWII Radar Farmhouse Trail
Why go
- A rare WWII radar station hidden in farmhouse and barn façades
- Pacific views on a very short walk
Heads up
- A brief steep climb on the return
- The historic buildings are viewed from outside
Map & elevation
The route
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Full mapElevation264–318 ft
Plan your hike
Before you go
Parking
Safety
6 active Redwood alerts
- CautionU.S. 101 construction traffic controlsExpect construction-related traffic stops and one-way controlled traffic on U.S. 101; allow extra time and drive cautiously. - NPS reports multiple stops between Orick and Crescent City; delays vary.Official details
- CautionU.S. 199 construction traffic controlsExpect 24/7 one-way controlled traffic on three U.S. 199 segments because of construction. - 6–6.2 miles north of Gasquet: through 6:00 p.m. December 15, 2026; delays up to 10 minutes. - 9.6–9.Official details
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Redwood Tour Guide
Your drive to WWII Radar Farmhouse Trail, narrated.
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.
See the Redwood audio tourRecorded for this trailhead
World War II Radar Station B-710:00 / 0:27
“You're approaching World War Two Radar Station B seventy-one, a military post built to look like a farmhouse and barn. Look closely at the fake windows and dormers: the farm shapes disguise concrete-block buildings.”
Plays as you drive up to this trailhead in the Parkwolf Redwood Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
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- CarPlay readysimple controls built for the drive
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Trail guide
Hiking WWII Radar Farmhouse Trail
A short walk to a hidden stationThis is an about 0.3-mile out-and-back from the Coastal Drive pull-off to Radar Station B-71.
This is an about 0.3-mile out-and-back from the Coastal Drive pull-off to Radar Station B-71. The earth path crosses coastal meadow and drops roughly 50 feet to the buildings; allow about half an hour to walk and look around. The return follows the same corridor and climbs back up. One published description calls the walk a meadow loop, but its separate return leg is not mapped here, so this guide shows the confirmed access path. Check the on-site route before setting out if you expect a full circuit.
A farm built for camouflageThe concrete power building was dressed as a farmhouse, complete with false wooden siding,…
The concrete power building was dressed as a farmhouse, complete with false wooden siding, windows and dormers. The operations building was disguised as a barn, with a false barn door and a roof detail that mimicked a hay-hoist track. The buildings are a view from outside rather than an indoor exhibit. Look for the Pacific beyond the roofs; stepping back to include the coast makes the farm disguise easier to read.
Getting thereUse the roadside pull-off at the WWII Radar Farmhouse Trailhead on Coastal Drive.
Use the roadside pull-off at the WWII Radar Farmhouse Trailhead on Coastal Drive. The road is narrow, unpaved gravel; motor homes and vehicles towing trailers are not allowed. Dogs are prohibited on park trails. There are no toilets or drinking water listed at this pull-off, so plan before turning onto Coastal Drive.
Wildlife
Wildlife in Redwood
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.
