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Grizzly Creek Redwoods State Park

State park of California, United States

Summary

State park of California, United States

FieldValue
nameGrizzly Creek Redwoods State Park
photoGrizzlycreekredwoods.jpg
mapUSA California#USA
relief1
locationHumboldt County, California, United States
nearest_cityCarlotta, California
coordinates
area_acre430
established1943
governing_bodyCalifornia Department of Parks and Recreation

Grizzly Creek Redwoods State Park is a state park of California, United States, harboring groves of coast redwoods in three separate units along the Van Duzen River. It is located 20 mi south of Eureka, California, then another 17 mi east of Fortuna on State Route 36. The small park was created by a donation from Owen R. Cheatham, founder of Georgia-Pacific Corporation, who wanted to preserve the stand of redwoods in perpetuity. Originally established in 1943, the park has grown to 430 acre. Cheatham Grove, 4 mi west of the main unit, was added to the park in 1983 due to efforts of the Save the Redwoods League.

Use

The park is so secluded due to its location off the major regional artery, U.S. Route 101, that on a weekday a visitor can be the only person in any one of the several groves. Cheatham Grove has a small trail about a mile long and was one of the filming sites for Return of the Jedi as the forest moon of Endor. There is also 1 albino redwood along the trail and is the location of a Redwood Edventure Quest.

Climate

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Grizzly Creek Redwoods State Park has a warm-summer mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.

|Jan record high F = 65 |Feb record high F = 69 |Mar record high F = 71 |Apr record high F = 81 |May record high F = 92 |Jun record high F = 92 |Jul record high F = 95 |Aug record high F = 93 |Sep record high F = 89 |Oct record high F = 91 |Nov record high F = 67 |Dec record high F = 64

|Jan avg record high F = 57.8 |Feb avg record high F = 61.7 |Mar avg record high F = 65.2 |Apr avg record high F = 75.4 |May avg record high F = 81.0 |Jun avg record high F = 81.4 |Jul avg record high F = 83.9 |Aug avg record high F = 84.2 |Sep avg record high F = 82.0 |Oct avg record high F = 76.5 |Nov avg record high F = 62.0 |Dec avg record high F = 56.7 |year avg record high F = 88.4

|Jan avg record low F = 29.8 |Feb avg record low F = 30.7 |Mar avg record low F = 32.3 |Apr avg record low F = 34.4 |May avg record low F = 38.8 |Jun avg record low F = 42.0 |Jul avg record low F = 46.0 |Aug avg record low F = 46.9 |Sep avg record low F = 42.4 |Oct avg record low F = 36.6 |Nov avg record low F = 31.4 |Dec avg record low F = 28.5 |year avg record low F = 27.0

|Jan record low F = 23 |Feb record low F = 22 |Mar record low F = 29 |Apr record low F = 31 |May record low F = 33 |Jun record low F = 37 |Jul record low F = 41 |Aug record low F = 41 |Sep record low F = 37 |Oct record low F = 30 |Nov record low F = 27 |Dec record low F = 16

|access-date = October 30, 2022 |access-date = February 13, 2023

Proposed for closure

Grizzly Creek Redwoods State Park was one of 70 California state parks proposed for closure by July 2012 as part of a deficit reduction program. It was previously one of several state parks threatened with closure in 2008. Those closures were ultimately avoided by cutting hours and maintenance system-wide.

References

References

  1. "California State Park System Statistical Report: Fiscal Year 2009/10". California State Parks.
  2. (2011). "Grizzly Creek Redwoods State Park". California State Parks.
  3. "Grizzly Creek Redwoods SP". California State Parks.
  4. "Redwood EdVentures - Humboldt County Office of Education".
  5. (2011-05-13). "State Parks Announces Closures". California State Parks.
  6. (2009-09-26). "State parks to stay open, but with cuts in hours, staffing". Los Angeles Times.
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