What is the best time of year to go to Redwood National Park?

California > Redwood National and State Parks. All the redwood parks can be visited year-round. Spring is the best time overall, especially from April through June. The woods are at their most lush and green, until Memorial Day the parks aren't too crowded, and all the trails and roads are usually open.



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The rainy period of the year lasts for 9.4 months, from September 8 to June 20, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Redwood National Park is December, with an average rainfall of 8.8 inches.

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The coast redwood and Douglas-fir forests, and oak woodlands of Redwood National Park are home to many black bears {Ursus americanus). The black bear is the most common species of bear in North America, and is the only one found in California since the grizzly bear (U. horribilis) was extermi- nated in the 1920s.

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Redwood National and State Parks are fee free with the exception of day use areas within the Prairie Creek Redwoods, Del Norte Coast Redwoods, and Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Parks.

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Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks offer some of the best spots to see the behemoths, including the General Sherman tree. Stand below it or take a free park shuttle in the summer to see its size from a distance. Grant Grove and Giant Forest house the largest sequoia groves in the park and are a must-see.

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Arcata is the biggest major city near Redwood National Forest. Only 1 hour and 10 minutes from the national park, many visitors choose to stay in this big city when they visit the national park. Eureka and Crescent City are also close cities to Redwood National Forest.

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Hiking Checklist - Redwoods There are black bears found throughout the Redwoods, but hiking with or without bear spray is truly up to your own discretion and comfort level in black bear territory.

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Garter (Thamnophis sirtalis infernalis), pictured below, is one of four species of garters found in the park. sided Garter Snake basks on a warm rock.]

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His conclusion is that June is, overall, most frequently the wettest month in the U.S. with 2,053 of the 8,535 sites reporting such. April, at the other end of the spectrum, reports only 76 sites of the 8,535 as their wettest month.

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