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Redwood National Park and the Newton B. Drury Scenic Parkway, California

From the visitor center by the sea, north past the Roosevelt elk at Elk Meadow, then ten miles of old-growth redwoods on the Newton B. Drury Scenic Parkway: Elk Prairie, the Big Tree and the Ah-Pah restoration trail. A lumber mill turned visitor center, the herd a state park was made to save, and the road the old highway became.

20 min of audio · 16 miles · Read the transcript

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    1. Start in the right placeThis tour begins at Kuchel Visitor Center. Start while parked; the first story plays when you arrive.
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    4. You're ready to explorePark at the Thomas H. Kuchel Visitor Center on US 101 just south of Orick, then press Start. Download the tour first: cell service in the parks is very limited. The tour heads north on US 101 to Elk Meadow, then onto the Newton B. Drury Scenic Parkway (exit 753) and ends at the Ah-Pah trailhead near its north end. No entrance fee; the parkway is paved and open all year, but it is closed to cars on the first Saturday of every month from October through May (Hike and Bike Day), and winter storms can close it for days.

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    Facts from Redwood National and State Parks (NPS) scenic drive, trail, history, visitor guide and nature pages; the NPS Prairie Creek Fish Hatchery article; and "Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park: A History" (Susie Van Kirk for California State Parks, 2015). Music: Josef Suk, Meditation on the Old Czech Chorale "Saint Wenceslas", Op. 35a, Musopen String Quartet (public domain, via Wikimedia Commons). Narration is AI-generated. Not an official National Park Service or California State Parks product.