Francesca Scalpi

REDWOODS NATIONAL AND STATE PARKS
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Redwood National and State Parks are a string of protected forests, beaches and grasslands along Northern California’s coast. Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park has trails through dense old-growth woods. Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park is home to Fern Canyon, with its high, plant-covered walls. Roosevelt elk frequent nearby Elk Prairie. Giant redwood clusters include Redwood National Park’s Lady Bird Johnson Grove.

Photos were taken at Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park, Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park, and Humboldt Redwood National Park. Trails taken in Jedediah Smith Redwoods park were Simpson Reed Grove Trail, Peterson Memorial Trail and Stout Memorial Grove. Additional photos taken on Walker Road. At Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park along Newton B. Drury Parkway. in Humboldt Redwood National Park the Founder Groove Loop.