*HEAT ALERT: With temperatures set to exceed 110 degrees throughout much of the state this week, California is urging everyone to take extra precautions as they celebrate the Fourth of July. Governor Newsom has directed the Office of Emergency Services to activate its State Operations Center. Read about how California is preparing for this heatwave. The National Weather Service has issued an excessive heat warning for parts of California from 11 a.m. on Tuesday, July 2, through Sunday, July 7, at 8 p.m. PDT. Please be sure to take extra precautions when heading outdoors and know before you go by checking the park’s webpage ahead of time. Visit our safety tips webpage and get the latest on the weather at weather.gov.

The Park is currently OPEN.

Reservations

Contact Number

(707) 247-3318

Park Accessibility Information

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Park Hours

Day Use is open year-round dawn to dusk.

Campgrounds including Huckleberry, Madrone, and Dawn Redwood Group Camp fully reopen a week before Memorial Day weekend as sites become reservable. The last night to camp in Huckleberry and Dawn Redwood is the Sunday of Labor Day weekend.

Madrone Campground is open between 9/2 to 5/24 (off season) as walk in only w/self-registration available at park entrance (cash/check only). Closures can be predicted w/hazardous weather w/wind speed over 55mph.

Park Activities

Are Dogs Allowed?

Yes
Except for service animals, dogs not allowed on trails.

Day-Use Activities & Facilities

Historical/Cultural Site
Picnic Areas
Env. Learning/Visitor Center
Fishing
Interpretive Exhibits
Beach Area
Swimming
Geocaching

Trail Use

Hiking Trails

Park Facilities

EV Information

E-Bike Locations
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EV Charger Locations

Max Trailer Info

Trailer: 24 Feet
Camper/Motorhome: 30 Feet

Overnight Facilities

Family Campsites
Group Campsites
Hike or Bike Campsites
RV Access

Other Facilities & Visitor Information

Parking
Restrooms / Showers
Restrooms
Drinking Water Available

Boating

Welcome to Richardson Grove State Park

To keep up to date on events happening in north coast parks, visit the North Coast Redwoods Facebook and Instagram pages.

It began with 120 acres, but with the help of Save the Redwoods League and other generous donors, the park has grown to 1,800 acres.

A four-hour drive from San Francisco, the park features stunning coast redwoods more than three hundred feet tall and a national “wild and scenic” river (the South Fork of the Eel). Visitors can swim or wade in the river in summer and try catch-and-release fishing for salmon or steelhead in the winter. Check out the walk-through tree and the bat tree; learn from the tree-ring study conducted in 1933. You can camp, picnic, and hike on nine miles of trails. Don’t miss the gentle “racetrack” path, which passes many unusual redwoods, including a chandelier tree with multiple trunks branching several feet above the ground.

Richardson Grove is liveliest in the summer, when the visitor center and nature store are open. Summer brings campfire programs, Junior Ranger activities, and guided nature walks.

Access is easy off Highway 101, which bisects the park seven miles south of Garberville.

District Contact Information
NoCoastRedwoodsInfo@parks.ca.gov
District Office: (707) 445-6547
District Fax: (707) 441-5737
3431 Fort Ave.
Eureka, CA 95503