Thomas H. Kuchel Visitor Center

Great place to stop

There is a picnic area and the visitors center. Plenty of things of interest in the center. There were free maps that are helpful. The person in the center that helped me marked up a map and was super...

Good information center, near a beach.

This is a visitor's center adjacent to the beach and some haystacks. Nice! On the negative side, masking is mandatory inside the building. Bathrooms are outside. Pretty good!

Be Sure to Walk to the Beach

Stop for information, maps, restroom break, get your passport stamped, etc., but don't pass up the opportunity here to go out to the oceanfront. The boardwalk out the back of the center takes you thr...

Stop for information

If you are just starting out exploring the Redwoods, you should stop here and talk to one of the very helpful rangers. They showed us trails to take since we were limited in time and definitely would...

Great Pacific Beach Experience in Park Known for Forest

Thinking about Redwood National Park, it is easy to associate incredible tall trees and lush evergreen forest. While it is a lot of that, it also has access to the Pacific Ocean and great beach exper...