Grizzly Creek Redwoods State Park

Grizzly Creek Redwoods State Park is a state park of California, USA, harboring groves of coast redwoods in three separate units along the Van Duzen River. It is located 20 miles (32 km) south of Eureka, California, then another 17 miles (27 km) 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 acres (170 ha).[1] Cheatham Grove , 4 miles (6.4 km) west of the main unit, was added to the park in 1983 due to efforts of the Save the Redwoods League.[2]

Grizzly Creek Redwoods State Park
LocationHumboldt County, California, USA
Nearest cityCarlotta, California
Coordinates40°29′7″N 123°54′22″W
Area430 acres (170 ha)
Established1943
Governing bodyCalifornia Department of Parks and Recreation

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.[3] 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.[4]

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.[5] 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.[6]

See also

References
  1. "California State Park System Statistical Report: Fiscal Year 2009/10" (PDF). California State Parks: 26. Retrieved 2012-01-25. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. "Grizzly Creek Redwoods State Park" (PDF). California State Parks. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-09-30. Retrieved 2012-01-25.
  3. "Grizzly Creek Redwoods SP". California State Parks. Retrieved 2012-01-25.
  4. http://www.redwood-edventures.org/quests.php. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. "State Parks Announces Closures" (PDF) (Press release). California State Parks. 2011-05-13. Retrieved 2011-09-24.
  6. McGreevy, Patrick; Sahagun, Louis (2009-09-26). "State parks to stay open, but with cuts in hours, staffing". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, Calif. Retrieved 2011-12-30.
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