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Fast Facts

Nearest City Crescent City, CA
Last Site Visit August 2007
Annual Visitation 385,171 in 2007 (view all years)
Creation Date October 2, 1968
Total Area 131,983 acres
Entrance Fee None to national park, various to state
Highest Average Temperature 66°F, in August
Lowest Average Temperature 39°F, in December
Record High Temperature 93°F, in 1964
Record Low Temperature 19°F, in 1990
Lowest Elevation 0 feet, at Pacific Ocean
Highest Elevation 3,262 feet, on unnamed peak

Area Weather Information


Park Evolution

1923: Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park created
1925: Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park created
1929: Jedidiah Smith Redwoods State Park created
1968: Redwood National Park created
1980: Named a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Phone Numbers & Addresses


Mailing Address

Redwood National Park
1111 Second Street
Crescent City, California 95531

Visitor Information

(707) 464-6101
(707) 464-1812 (Fax)


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