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10/24/2026

🦇Bats are some of the many fascinating creatures that call the redwood forest home! They roost in places like goosepens and feast on flying insects near rivers and creeks. These nighttime fliers play an important role in the ecosystem, but they also have a spooky reputation!

🧛‍♂️ Bats are often associated with blood-sucking vampires, but the bats found in our redwood forests feed on insects, not humans! They want nothing to do with us (unless you happen to be a giant insect). Although they won't turn you into a creature of the night, remember to admire them from a distance.

10/22/2026

State Park botanists have been busy this year monitoring a rare plant, the woodnymph (Moneses uniflora), to understand its response to ongoing restoration efforts in the Redwoods Rising Greater Prairie Creek restoration areas in Redwood National and State Parks. Despite the species’ circumboreal distribution, these parks are one of the only places in California where this special plant has ever been documented, so it's important to know which restoration methods might push the species to decline and which allow it to thrive. These shade-loving gems have a hard time growing in sites that are too exposed or disturbed, but the good news is that they are thriving in many sites in the parks.

During the summer or fall, each tiny cluster of leaves may produce a single, nodding flower, giving this plant a most charming assortment of common names: wood nymph, shy maiden, single delight, and frog's reading lamp. Which name is your favorite?

📷 Photos of woodnymphs and members of the botany crew during monitoring in the typical spruce forest habitat the plants thrive in. By Matthew Yamamoto (1, 4), Ashley Dickinson (2, 5), and Hannah Wirth (3).

10/13/2026

Are you ready?
👻Join us for the Halloween Candlelit Walk at Humboldt Redwoods State Park.

Walk along a beautiful trail in the redwood forest guided by luminaries. Afterwards, enjoy a movie by the campfire with hot chocolate and check out our spooky Visitor Center and courtyard.

⏰One night only on Saturday, October 24 from 6 -10pm.

🚘Parking: At Dyerville Overlook ( HWY 101 exit #663). There is a free shuttle that takes you from the Dyerville parking lot to the event.

🎟️Did we mention that this is a FREE event!?

You won’t want to miss out on this one of a kind adventure!

Happy Halloween 🎃

10/10/2026

All about the Prairie Creek prescribed burn and what's up with the elk!

10/09/2026

🦌Columbian black-tailed deer doe nursing her fawn at Albee Creek campground in Humboldt Redwoods State Park!

🥾When we recreate in natural spaces, being a quiet and respectful observer keeps wildlife safe and allows animals, like these deer, to continue their natural behaviors.
⚠️Please remember to keep a safe distance from all wildlife big and small. If an animal changes its behavior when you are near, that is a sign you are too close!
🔎Use binoculars or a zoom lens on your phone or camera to safely get a closer look.

📸: A. Hagerman

10/08/2026

Three more volunteer events for October!
Come join us in removing invasive plants from the North Coast Redwoods State Parks! We will provide gloves, tools and a free single day parking pass for Sue-Meg State Park!
Be sure to bring your reusable water bottle, sturdy hiking boots, a snack and sun/rain/weather protection.
We hope to see you there!

10/02/2026

After a glorious summer, Hike and Bike Day returns to Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park this Saturday (10/3)! By bike, by board, on foot, or even with a furry friend, come join us for a day of fun on the Newton B. Drury Scenic Parkway!

The Newton B. Drury scenic parkway in Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park is closed to any motorized vehicles the first Saturday of the month for Hike and Bike Day. This special event runs October - May to give park visitors the opportunity to safely hike, bike, skate, and walk leashed pets along the ten-mile scenic drive through the redwoods!

Access to the Prairie Creek Visitor Center and Elk Prairie Campground will not be affected. To reach the visitor center and the campground, use the southern entrance of the Newton B. Drury scenic parkway (Exit 753). The parkway is expected to close Friday (10/2) evening for the event and reopen Sunday (10/4) morning.

Hope to see you there!

09/28/2026

Sending a HUGE thank you to everyone who participated in the California Coastal Cleanup Day event!

This statewide cleanup event brings people together, from all across the state, with one unified goal! A true testament of collective action.

Here in Del Norte county, 40 volunteers showed up to the coastline cleaning up 1,800 pounds of trash from multiple locations.

Once again, thank you to all partners that made this event possible: California Coastal Commission, Redwood Parks Conservancy, Smith River Alliance, CalTrans, National Parks Service, Hambro Group, and Del Norte Solid Waste Management Authority.

09/26/2026

Park Tip #2: Don’t wanna get sick? Then don’t lick!

Raise your hand if you’ve ever licked a banana slug. 🙋‍♂️ Now we’re going to gently hold that hand while we share with you reasons why you should not.

🍌Banana slugs secrete slime, or mucus, with numbing properties. When predators try to eat a banana slug, the mucus causes the predator’s tongue and throat to go numb! The same happens to people that lick slugs. 😝
🍌Slugs carry nasty parasites. Licking a slug can lead to severe health effects like meningitis.
🍌It is illegal to disturb or harass wildlife in California State Parks, and that includes licking banana slugs. You know what they say– lick the slime, commit a crime!

Instead of licking slugs, we recommend observing them, taking photos of them, or counting how many you can find, all with your tongue firmly inside your mouth.

09/25/2026

Redwood Coast State Parks exotics crew recently used the curtain burner to remove dead plant material at Sue-Meg State Park.
The bulk of the dried plants was one of this park’s major invasive species, English ivy (Hedera helix). Our crew and many volunteers have worked hard to remove these plants from the park’s forest. Without all of their work, English ivy would suffocate the ground cover and trees. Thank you to all who have helped to keep our parks beautiful and healthy!!

📷 PC: Annie O’Shea

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Samoa, CA

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+17074456547

Website

http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=939

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