Howland Hill Road is one of the top visitor drives within Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park, allowing for easy scenic access in a park that remains largely undeveloped with visitor trails and access roads. The access road passes through the park's center and offers one of the most spectacular redwood drives on the American West Coast, with opportunities to see some of the largest and oldest redwood and sequoia trees in the world.
Though the State of California briefly planned to turn the road into a four-lane visitor highway, it remains a narrow dirt road today, allowing for a completely secluded vibe and a feeling of reconnecting with nature in a secretive, undeveloped environment.
Crescent City, CA 95531, Phone: 707-465-7335, View Map
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