River Trail
Rhododendron macrophyllum (Pacific Rhododendron)
Adiantum aleuticum (Maidenhair Fern) & Blechnum spicant (Deer Fern)
Stout Grove
Sequoia sempervirens (Coast Redwood)
Oxalis oregana (Redwood Sorrel) Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park in April 2014
Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park is located in northern California near Crescent City. It is one of several parks in the area designed to preserve redwood trees & their ecosystem, which stretches from northern California to the Alaskan panhandle with minor variations. The understory plants found here are the same as those in the forests near Portland OR, Seattle, or Vancouver BC. Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park is very accessible from the coast highway. Stout Grove is a short hike from a small parking area. It is not nearly as crowded with people as some of the other redwood groves in the area. The trees are very impressive. Jedediah Strong Smith led the first American explorers to pass through this area in 1828. Frank Stout was the lumber baron who owned this land. His family donated the parcel that established this park in 1929. The park now covers more than 10,000 acres. It is part of the California Coast Ranges International Biosphere Reserve. The Smith River, which flows through the park, is the only major undammed river in California.
Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park is located in northern California near Crescent City. It is one of several parks in the area designed to preserve redwood trees & their ecosystem, which stretches from northern California to the Alaskan panhandle with minor variations. The understory plants found here are the same as those in the forests near Portland OR, Seattle, or Vancouver BC. Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park is very accessible from the coast highway. Stout Grove is a short hike from a small parking area. It is not nearly as crowded with people as some of the other redwood groves in the area. The trees are very impressive. Jedediah Strong Smith led the first American explorers to pass through this area in 1828. Frank Stout was the lumber baron who owned this land. His family donated the parcel that established this park in 1929. The park now covers more than 10,000 acres. It is part of the California Coast Ranges International Biosphere Reserve. The Smith River, which flows through the park, is the only major undammed river in California.
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