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Added by Jopie, at 07 March 2017
Opening Hours
- Monday 6:00 AM – 8:30 PM
- Tuesday 6:00 AM – 8:30 PM
- Wednesday 6:00 AM – 8:30 PM
- Thursday 6:00 AM – 8:30 PM
- Friday 6:00 AM – 8:30 PM
- Saturday 6:00 AM – 8:30 PM
- Sunday 6:00 AM – 8:30 PM
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14 Reviews
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27 December 2017
Love this place! You can walk many different trails. Friendly staff. The museum is awesome. Quiet, tranquil, and a place to let go of your stress.
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21 December 2017
One of nature's magnificent sights! Took a train ride through the woods and saw some lovely redwoods. Pictures do no justice for how breathtaking this place truly is.
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27 November 2017
Spectacular redwoods. Beautiful, quiet park. Wonderful for a short walk or longer hikes. Parking and entrance will cost you. It's better to go ahead and buy the annual state pass, and you'll have unlimited entrance to all Parks.
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12 November 2017
This park is gorgeous however, getting there in a wheelchair, without a wheelchair vehicle, is treacherous! For a wheelchair to drive there one has to take the 35A bus to the end of the line and drive the wheelchair along the side of the roadway. The path is DANGEROUS, UPHILL and barely accessible for over a mile. I don't recommend it for a person in a wheelchair to attempt this trip. If a wheelchair operator happens to make it the huge Redwoods have a 0.8 mile loop that can be driven on with a wheelchair in dry weather however, be careful. There may be a place to charge a wheelchair and use a restroom but I didn't find any. The trip back down the mountain is again filled with perils. The 35A bus from the Santa Cruz transit center is rather infrequent and so is the route 17 bus to/from San Jose.
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23 October 2017
The camping sites are very large compared to other campgrounds. When I stayed there there were quite a few that were still empty even though Reserve America said there were full. Henry Cowell redwoods have a number of short 1 mile hikes and median 5 to 6 mile hikes that are wonderful and take you through the redwoods and over rivers etc. One hike we did had an ocean view. We were able to make a campfire, and the camp host sold firewood. bathrooms were relatively clean and had showers that were coin operated but had hot water. the proximity to the ocean made the air damp at night, and everything was wet in the early morning. Perhaps because of the moisture in the air, it was much cooler at night and I expected. Overall it was a very wonderful experience, redwoods
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09 October 2017
The most magical place! Make sure to check out what activities are happening when you are planning to visit. Over the last weekend we attended The Full Moon Madness with brilliant live music, a NASA speaker, and a night walk through the old growth loop. The next morning we attended basket weaving classes. What an amazing place!
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22 September 2017
A beautiful hike through the woods. An excellent science building explains the flora and fauna. The gift shop is nice. Inside the park is day use picnic table. Also camping . There is a stream that goes through the campground. Lots of room for group events. You are only minutes away from the town of Scott's valley.
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18 September 2017
Still in awe of these magnificent trees. $10 entrance definitely worth spending time amongst the giant costal redwoods no and other wildlife in the park. Great self guided loop to take for those with limited time, filled with lots of great photo ops. Nice store and visitors center as well.
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07 September 2017
Wonderful & wheelchair accessible state park. Informative rangers & volunteers.
Be sure to get one of the pamphlets. Even better talk to the rangers and volunteers. Ask questions, they will enthusiastically answer them and give you more background information. The packed dirt trail is wheelchair-navigable per the ranger.response / report this review -
15 June 2017
good camping and hiking for the family. book early, camping spots fill up fast. They are very strict on car and people per campsite, so don't even think of sneaking in more people/cars than the posted limits per site.
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15 June 2017
This place is worthy going. It is easy to reach, and the trees are magnificent. It is next to a fair/train place that I enter from the fair place to reach the trail. BUT, the trail instruction is confusing, be warned. There are also some unexpected sand trail that makes the hike tiresome. The trail is mostly under the shadow of the tree, but some places are exposed.
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25 May 2017
Camped at the Henry Cowell Redwoods campsite for one night, as a test trial to see if I could handle camping in general. Interesting enough the park is right outside a suburban neighborhood and is conveniently located near a grocery store if you want to pick up food for the camp. Camp sites all seemed relatively large enough for multiple tents. Our camp site was site 62, which was nestled and had enough privacy. Bathroom facilities are well maintained for a camp ground. This is mostly used by families, so be ready for kids with bikes running through the street.
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23 May 2017
Walking through the woods by the creek is an unique experience, I have never had before. It was worth the visit. I would like to go there again! It's not too crowded on the day I went and it was perfect. Although it was hot out there, trees and river kept it cool inside the park. Must do!
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14 March 2017
Not a very big park, but it's very nice for the size! It's very easy to get to and has a decent amount of parking. The pipeline trail is a great walk that gets you to the top of a ridge where you can see the ocean! That trail is also dog friendly and my pup thoroughly enjoyed the walk. I'm not sure if it'll stay the same, but we were there on Sunday and say about 15 banana slugs, which is more than I've seen at any other park I've been to.
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