Hendy Woods State Park

Pros: Old growth redwood forests, nice and level trails
Cons: Poor trail signage, false trails, noisy campground

I’m a sucker for redwood trees. I love hiking among them, even second-growth redwood forests. But I experience a special indescribable exhilaration when hiking among old growth redwoods.

Hendy Woods State Park is an 850 acre state...

Pros: Trails that allow you to see the trees and enjoy the walk.
Cons: The nearby towns are tiny, a little creepy the first night.

My family and I just returned from our vacation. Our first stop was Hendy Woods. It was a good mid-point on our trip from Los Angeles to the Northern Redwood parks. I had reserved the Huck cabin through Reserve America. They showed the campground ...

Pros: easy to get to, riverbed nearby
Cons: sites too close together

We went to Hendy Woods in early October and the camp sites were all pretty much full. I was disappointed that the sites were so close together. Our site had neighbors on 3 adjacent sides and one across the way in peeking distance. This is pretty typical for most northern CA campsites that have all the luxuries (showers & flush toilets), so not surprisingly we had to deal with lots of families, noise, kid, etc. The upside is that a short walk away is a dried up riverbed that is filled with rocks, which are fun to play with, throw, examine and best of all smash. Most rocks are soft and will crumble easily when smashed together. This was surprisingly entertaining. We didn't hike too much because we were with one 7 year-old, so we pretty much just played in the river bed with the rocks.