Things to do in The Redwood Coast

A jointly managed network of parks protecting the world's tallest trees along the far north California coast.

A 50-foot-deep canyon with sheer walls draped in ferns, reached via a creek-bed trail in Prairie Creek Redwoods.

A roadside classic with a giant Paul Bunyan statue, a gondola ride through the redwood canopy and a native art museum.

A 31-mile scenic drive through old-growth redwoods along the old highway route paralleling US-101.

A dairy-farming town of ornate Victorian mansions tucked between the redwoods and the coast.

A restored waterfront historic district of Victorian storefronts, galleries and a bayfront boardwalk.

A small, walkable zoo set inside an old-growth redwood grove in the middle of Eureka.

An easy one-mile loop through old-growth redwoods dedicated to the former First Lady in 1969.

A rugged headland park, formerly Patrick's Point, with tide pools, sea-lion overlooks and a re-created Yurok village.

A cove beach below a working lighthouse in one of the Redwood Coast's most photogenic fishing villages.

A tree-lined town square ringed by cafes, bookstores and the historic Jacoby's Storehouse building.

A former lumber-camp mess hall serving family-style, all-you-can-eat meals at long communal tables.

A working Victorian-era mill and blacksmith shop where craftspeople still run antique, belt-driven machinery.

Wetlands and mudflats south of Eureka that host one of the Pacific Flyway's largest wintering shorebird populations.

A narrated cruise on Humboldt Bay aboard a wooden ferry built in 1910.

Redwood-country gateway region in Humboldt County, anchored by Garberville and the Lost Coast.

Yurok tribal homeland along the lower Klamath River, with redwood forests and river-based tourism.

Small Humboldt County city near California's Redwood parks, promoted as a base for lodging, dining, and shopping while visiting the redwoods.

Guided aquarium tour with shark petting, tide pools and sea lion shows on the Crescent City coast.

A Humboldt County casino resort near Eureka with slot machines, table games, a hotel, and a bowling alley.

Tribal casino and hotel on the Northern California coast near the Oregon border, open every day of the year.

Vintage roadside gravity house, mountain train ride and redwood grove on Highway 101 near Piercy.

Rock, gem and fossil shop with an attached free museum of minerals and petrified wood on Highway 101.

Bean-to-bar factory tour and tasting at a craft chocolate maker on Humboldt Bay in Eureka.

Guided horseback rides into Redwood National Park's old-growth forest near Orick, California.

Guided whitewater rafting and kayak trips on the Trinity, Klamath and Salmon Rivers in far northern California.

Annual three day reggae music festival with riverside camping in Humboldt County, California.

Official California Welcome Center for Humboldt County, staffed to help visitors plan trips along the Redwood Coast.