His request could reignite a British mining company’s effort to build a nickel mine near the headwaters of the North Fork Smith River, a stream known for recreation, unique habitat and drinking water ...

Named for the sprawling crescent-shaped beach that stretches along the Pacific coastline, Crescent City is a redwood lover’s ...

An additional nine significant miles of the Jedediah Smith Memorial ... At Benicia State Recreation Area, off Highway 780, trails for walking, cycling and horseback riding traverse grassy hills ...

It's possible to see equally majestic trees at the Jedediah Smith Redwoods, a stunning Northern Californian state park. Let's be honest: when people call their home state the most beautiful place on ...

In wet years, this is a hotspot for spring wildflower viewing ... with a long strand of redwood parks, with the Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park at the top, near the Oregon border.

Three state parks — from north to south, Jedediah Smith Redwoods, Del Norte Coast Redwoods and Prairie Creek Redwoods — followed in the 1920s. It wasn’t until 1968 that Congress dedicated the land ...

Across California are stunning destinations for campers, from the desert-scape of Joshua Tree National Park to the vast Sierra National Forest. Yet five places in California were named the ...

Visit Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park, Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park ... to encounter blooming rhododendrons and colorful forest and meadow wildflowers. Bring your binoculars and camera to ...

In the West, he worked or was acquainted with notable mountain men including Jim Bridger, Milton Sublette, Kit Carson, Bill Williams, Jim Beckwourth, Joseph Walker, Jedediah ... Smith acquired his ...

Today some of this region is preserved in Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park and the adjacent Redwood National Park near Crescent City, California. From here Smith continued north into Oregon, ...

Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park, and Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park. These parks cover an area of almost 140,000 acres, which preserves almost half the US’s total old-growth redwood forests. I ...

and the Jedediah Smith in the state park of the same name. All are open year-round except Mill Creek (May-October). Sites are booked through Reserve California. The only indoor accommodations in ...