Redwood National and State Parks

Redwood National Park Reopens Tall Trees Access Road

While closed much of last year and early this year due to mandatory budget cuts, the Tall Trees Access Road in Redwood National Park was scheduled to reopen today.

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By NPT Staff - February 28th, 2014 3:41am

National Park Week Quiz #2 Revealed: The Edited List

We hope you had fun with this fixer-upper.

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By Bob Janiskee - April 23rd, 2012 7:26am

Near-Total Solar Eclipse Will Cut a Path Across Western National Parks in May

Sunday May 20, 2012 will offer a Celestial Super Bowl—a near-total solar eclipse—and parks in parts of the western U.S. will offer some prime viewing locations. If you want to make travel plans for special eclipse-related activities or purchase equipment for safe viewing, just don't wait too long to do so.

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By Jim Burnett - February 29th, 2012 3:00am

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NPS Steps In to Keep Three California State Parks Open in 2012

Budget shortfalls are expected to result in the closure of up to 70 of the 278 California state parks, but thanks to help from the National Park Service, three of those sites will get at least a one-year reprieve. Projects in a fourth state site will also receive some additional NPS support.

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By Jim Burnett - October 22nd, 2011 11:23am

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Barn Swallows At Redwood National and State Parks, the Video

You don't normally associate barn swallows with Redwood National and State Parks, but in fact the birds do show up there, and even like to nest in the park as the following video relates so well.

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By Kurt Repanshek - October 22nd, 2011 11:24am

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Watching Whales at Redwood National And State Parks

March can be a great time to spot migrating whales off the coast of Redwood National and State Parks, and to help you spy them rangers will be on hand Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays through the end of March to help you sight the leviathans.

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By Kurt Repanshek - March 13th, 2011 4:15am

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Hawaii and West Coast National Parks Brace for Tsunami Impacts

As Japan reeled from the shock of a magnitude 8.9 earthquake that triggered horrifically destructive tsunamis there, 20 countries prepared to absorb tsunami impacts on their own coasts. Here in America, coastal national parks in Hawaii, Alaska, Washington, Oregon, and northern California are in the bullseye.

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By Bob Janiskee - March 11th, 2011 9:26am

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Dark Skies in National Parks Make It Easy to Spot the Space Station: Here's How to Look for It

Here's the information you need to see the International Space Station as it arcs across the night sky. A great place to do that is in a national park beyond the reach of urban light pollution and skyline clutter.

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By Bob Janiskee - October 22nd, 2011 11:17am

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Reader Participation Day: California, or Utah, For A National Park Trek?

If you had the option of either traveling to Utah for a swing through its national parks, or to California to sample its national parks, which would you choose?

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By Kurt Repanshek - October 22nd, 2011 11:18am

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Stewart Udall: A Model of a Conservationist

If you've ever walked through a national park, hiked down a trail, backpacked into wilderness, or paddled a wild and scenic stream, pause and give a minute of thanks for Stewart Udall.

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By Kurt Repanshek - March 28th, 2010 3:15am

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