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Standish-Hickey State Recreation Area, Leggett, CA

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Sports & Outdoors

Standish-Hickey State Recreation Area

A redwood-country state park on the South Fork of the Eel River offering camping, hiking, fishing, and swimming.

Leggett, CA

About Standish-Hickey State Recreation Area

This park serves as the southern entry point to the redwood belt on California's North Coast. Roughly ten miles of trails climb through canyon bluffs, second-growth woods, and groves of old-growth redwoods, including a very tall tree more than 1,200 years old. A stretch of the South Fork of the Eel River draws swimmers, kayakers, and anglers. Visitors can also picnic and camp, and the campground stays open all year, while hiking trails may be cut off by high water in winter.

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