366 Reviews
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About The Attraction
Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park near Santa Cruz features majestic redwood trees, scenic hiking trails, the historic railway, and diverse ecosystems, offering a peaceful retreat into nature.
Reviews
All the reviews posted for this hotel are sourced from Google on June 08, 2025.
Chandrasekar Rajaram
December 16, 2024
Excellent site for a day out amidst giant redwood trees in a cool weather. In fact, a few degrees cooler than the nearest town. Don't forget your jackets in winter. The trails are wide and smooth without too much ups and downs. The Redwoods trail offers views of the giant trees, many of them hundreds of years old. There's an exhibit of a giant cut tree older beyond two thousand years. They have marked the annular rings with dates of historical events. That tree was much older than Christ himself. Amazing. The River trail offers different kind of experience, with the trail winding through meadows along the banks of the ambling river. One can get down there and enjoy splashing in the waters. Lots of herbal plants there. We noticed plenty of bay leaf plants. There are plenty of camp sites, curio stores, cafeteria in the unique railway station, and open space with benches for lounging. Great place for a day out for families.
H C
September 13, 2024
Went camping here for 2 nights at campsite #65, it was a decently sized site which can probably fit up to 5 tents depending on size, we did move the picnic table to fit our needs (will need 2 or more people to move) plenty of little critters running around, squirrels, birds, and lizards. Did not see a single mosquito but we had citronella incense sticks going anyway, very few bees when cooking any protein. Bathrooms are nicely lit up at night, plenty of toilet paper, no hand soap so bring your own. Lots of nice trails around for hiking. Firewood can bebought with cash only for $15 per bundle which is a little on the expensive side but im sure it goes towards the upkeep of the campgrounds & surrounding area. Driving into town is about 5 minutes . Overall we had a fantastic time & will probably be back.
Landrie Gainey
June 30, 2024
Very beautiful place! About a 1 mile loop walk to see the nature! Not bad for pricing which is about $10 a car for a full day pass. Benches along the way if needed. A map with a description of what you’re looking at with the help of trail markers along the way! Worth the visit for sure!
K Windrunner
September 18, 2023
This campground in the forest provides fresh air and a comfortable place. Each site has its own fire pit which needs a bunch of wood for the campfire. There are quite enough faucets on the ground near the site. The restrooms are clean and well-organized, but too old. Some of them are closed to be repaired. Those should be renovated. There are a couple of parties playing music very loudly. If your site is away from them, it'll give you even better experiences. And, just walking will create dust all over your shoes.
Jean Tsou
July 13, 2023
Nice camp ground with large camping site space and great view of the forest and nature. We enjoyed the trails and saw many different horse riders riding the beautiful horses even they created dust and excrement all the way on and off at the hiking trail. The down side - showers were out of order and it’s really hard to do a coin shower for me. I think the restrooms and showers need it an upgrade and remodeled soon. Overall, we had good experience enjoy nature during the weekend gateway.