Benbow State Recreation Area
Just beyond the redwoods of Richardson Grove State Park, Highway 101 opens up into the magnificent Benbow Valley, where the 19th-century Tudor style Benbow Inn perches like a castle among 1,200 acres of pristine forest preserved by the Benbow family.
Humboldt Redwoods State Park
California’s most famous redwoods state park includes 53,000 acres of forest — including 17,000 acres of old-growth coast redwoods and Rockefeller Forest, the largest remaining old-growth forest in the world.
Richardson Grove State Park
A literal gateway to the Redwoods, Richardson Grove State Park is home to the first stand of ancient giants you’ll experience when traveling north on Highway 101. Trees over 300 feet tall grow right alongside the road, blocking out sunlight and sound and dwarfing the cars below. Yet the roadside grove is only a sliver of what the park offers.