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Rockefeller Forest

Weott, California

The world's largest remaining contiguous old-growth redwood forest, off the Avenue of the Giants.

Price
$8 per vehicle day use
Time to allow
2 hours

Rockefeller Forest is the heart of Humboldt Redwoods State Park, a place with flat loops between towering trunks. The park has about 17,000 acres of old growth and the 32-mile Avenue of the Giants is the way in. The visitor centre is open daily except Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Good to know

  • Visitor centre 9am-5pm May-September, 10am-4pm October-April
  • Vehicle day use is $8 where fees apply
  • Dogs allowed, but not on trails
Best time
Early morning for light and quiet
Open
All year
Getting there
Sealed Avenue of the Giants
Vehicles
Campervans fine
Dogs
Dogs on a lead

Facilities

  • Picnic tables
  • Toilets
  • Drinking water

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