Northern California - North Coast & Redwoods (Chapter)

This is the North Coast & Redwoods chapter from Lonely Planet’s California guidebook.

The craggy cliffs, towering redwoods and windswept bluffs of the north have little in common with California’s other coastline. The jagged edge of the continent is wild and scenic, with the world’s tallest trees and a string of idiosyncratic two-stoplight towns.

• explore the largest stands of old growth redwood in Humboldt Redwoods State Park
• maps
• hike the remote and wild Lost Coast
• transportation
• restaurants & accommodation
• get pampered at Mendocino’s B&Bs

Coverage includes: Coastal Highway 1, Bodega Bay, Sonoma Coast State Beach, Jenner, Fort Ross State Historic Park, Salt Point State Park, Sea Ranch, Gualala & Anchor Bay, Manchester, Elk, Van Damme State Park, Mendocino, Jug Handle State Reserve, Fort Bragg, Mackerricher State Park, Westport, Highway 101, Hopland, Clear Lake, Anderson Valley, Ukiah & around, Willits, Southern Redwood Coast, Leggett, Richardson Grove State Park, Benbow Lake, Garberville, Lost Coast, Shelter Cove, Humboldt Redwoods State Park & Avenue Of the Giants, Scotia, Ferndale, Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge, Eureka, Samoa Peninsula, Arcata, Northern Redwood Coast, Trinidad, Patrick’s Point State Park, Humboldt Lagoons State Park, Redwood National & State Parks, Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park, Klamath, Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park, Crescent City, Tolowa Dunes State Park & Lake Earl Wildlife Area, Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park and Pelican Beach State Park.