If you are a camper the best way to experience the forest is to spend the night and wake up in the morning to its serene majesty. Both the California State Parks system and the National Parks system accomodate visitors year round.
COASTAL REDWOOD PRESERVES (north to south)
Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park
Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park
Praire Creek Redwoods State Park
Grizzly Creek Redwoods State Park
Humbolt Redwoods State Park
Holbrook Whitmore Grove
Benbow Lake State Park
Richardson Grove State Park
Smithe Redwoods State Park
Standish-Hickey State Park
Adm. William H Stanley State Park
Russian Gulch State Park
Van Damme Beach State Park
Montgomery Woods State Park
Paul M Dimik Grove State Park
Indian Creek State Park
Hendy Woods State Park
Mailliard Redwoods Sate Park
Armstrong Redwoods State Park
Samuel P Taylor State Park
Mount Tamalpias State Park
Muir Woods National Monument
Portola State Park
Butano State Park
Big Basin Redwoods State Park
Henry W Cowell Redwoods State Park
Forest of the Nisene Marks Project
Pfieffer-Big Sur State Park
Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park

GIANT REDWOOD PRESERVES  (north to south)
Calveras Big Trees State Park
Yosemite National Park
Sierra National Forrest
Kings Canyon National Park
Sequoia National Park


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