When: August 2009
Why: We camped here for 4 nights while visiting the Redwoods.
This was our campsite:
The park is kind of in the middle of nowhere. It's 20 minutes or so south of Crescent City, and at least that far north of Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park. It's got redwoods, but not old growth.
There are bear lockers for your food:
There are tons of campsites. It's a long drive off the freeway to get to the campsites--at least 10 minutes. There are different size tent pads, and varying degrees of privacy. Ours was up about 20 stairs and very private. Even over a summer weekend, it wasn't crowded at all. The bathrooms are decent. There are some showers (bring quarters). They sell firewood. There are ranger programs here on some nights. There isn't much here besides a campground--you have to drive to see the major Redwoods parks/sites/hikes.Verdict: Nice campground. Far away from everything. If we went back, I'd stay at Prairie Creek State Park. It's got a visitor center and is closer to the southern hikes and sights. Then you could take one day to drive north and see Crescent City area stuff, Jed Smith Park, etc.
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