Virtual Guidebook to the Redwood National and State Parks
Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park
near Crescent City, Del Norte County California

This park was named for early fur trapper and explorer Jedediah Smith, first American to reach California overland. Smith struggled through here to the coast in 1826.

Exceptionally lush undergrowth and some of the tallest trees in the world make this one of the most spectacular of the redwood parks. Highway 199, the northernmost stretch of the Redwood Highway, winds through dense forest along the Smith River. The park has an extensive trail system and a large comfortable campground.