Environment & Natural Resources

Get your free passes to see the redwoods starting now

by Mendo Voice Staff November 1, 2017December 3, 2025

Wooden footbridge leading through lush redwood forest, surrounded by ferns and tall moss-covered trees in dappled sunlight.

Prairie Creek Trail footbridge in Redwood National and State Parks near Orick, Calif. on Wednesday, May 14, 2014. Co-managed by the National Park Service and California State Parks, Redwood National and State Parks comprises four parks in Del Norte and Humboldt counties in California. The parks are known for old-growth coast redwood forests and expansive ocean views and beaches. (Steve Olson/National Park Service via Bay City News)

MENDOCINO CO., 11/01/17 — Free passes are available to visit the redwoods in California State Parks on Nov. 24, the day after Thanksgiving. Around 2,500 of the passes will be available covering entry and vehicles fees starting at 8am on November 1 at RedwoodsFriday.org — and they can go fast.

The passes can be used to visit parks in Mendocino including Admiral William Standley State Recreation Area, Hendy Woods State Par, Jug Handle State Natural Reserve, Mailliard Redwoods State Natural Reserve, Mendocino Headlands State Park, Mendocino Woodlands State Park, Montgomery Woods State Natural Reserve, Navarro River Redwoods State Park, Smithe Redwoods State Natural Reserve, Standish-Hickey State Recreation Area and Van Damme State Park.

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