Skip to content

Humboldt Redwoods State Park

Humboldt Redwoods State Park from directly overhead

Humboldt Redwoods State Park is a nature reserve in California, at a recorded elevation of 461 m. Signal Peak stands 1,786 m to the east, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Bull Creek State Wilderness, a nature reserve 1.4 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
461 m

What to expect

Operated by
California Department of Parks and Recreation

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates40.31328, -123.92585

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Grasshopper Mountain: 2.8 mi
  • Kerr Peak: 4.3 mi
  • Mount Baldy: 5.5 mi
  • Gregs Peak: 6.4 mi
  • Dickson Butte: 6.8 mi
Parks: 19
  • Honeydew Creek Day Use Area: 11.4 mi
  • Grizzly Creek Redwoods State Park: 11.8 mi
  • South Fork Eel Fishing Access: 12.0 mi
  • South Fork Eel Fishing Access: 12.0 mi
  • South Fork Eel Fishing Access: 12.2 mi
Historic sites: 9
Attractions: 9
  • Giant Trees: 2.2 mi
  • Dyerville Giant: 2.6 mi
  • Founders Tree: 2.7 mi
  • Shrine Drive Thru Tree: 4.1 mi
  • Flat Iron Tree: 4.3 mi
Cliffs: 7
Picnic sites: 6
Nature reserves: 5
  • Bull Creek State Wilderness: 1.4 mi
  • Bull Creek State Wilderness: 3.2 mi
  • Carl "A" Anderson Redwoods Natural Preserve: 4.1 mi
  • John B. Dewitt Redwoods State Natural Reserve: 13.7 mi
  • Richardson Grove State Park: 20.5 mi
Springs: 5
  • Miller Spring: 15.6 mi
  • Bonus Spring: 15.6 mi
  • Telegraph Spring: 17.1 mi
  • Pepperwood Spring: 18.7 mi
  • Alder Spring: 19.1 mi
Beaches: 4
  • Dyerville River Bar: 2.9 mi
  • Black Sands Beach: 19.9 mi
  • Mattole Beach: 22.8 mi
  • Jones Beach: 25.0 mi
Artworks: 3
  • Bureau of Land Management Lands: 20.2 mi
  • Mario Machi: 21.4 mi
  • Giant Wooden Cross: 22.9 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Pepperwood Falls: 11.1 mi
Museums: 1
Lighthouses: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.6 miles of Humboldt Redwoods State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Signal PeakE 86°1,786 m19.6 mi
Red MountainENE 76°1,462 m18.8 mi
Pine MountainE 97°1,443 m19.3 mi
Charles MountainE 79°1,329 m16.8 mi
King PeakSW 224°1,246 m15.0 mi
Larabee ButtesNE 53°1,187 m13.4 mi
Pratt MountainSE 137°1,174 m18.2 mi
BallyNE 53°1,132 m13.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5219:28
June solstice05:4720:0920:50
September equinox07:0418:3919:14
December solstice07:3616:1016:53

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444648515660636361544743
Precip in8.68.96.64.92.10.70.10.10.52.66.410.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grizzly Creek SP, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element relation/181771

More nature reserves in California

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Humboldt Redwoods State Park.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens