Navarro River Redwoods State Park

Navarro River Redwoods State Park extends about 11 miles along both banks of the Navarro River in Mendocino County, linking a redwood-lined river corridor with the Pacific coast. Though heavily logged in the 19th century, it retains the character of a North Coast grove and supports salmon, steelhead, otters, birds, deer, and marine life near the mouth. The lower end also preserves remains of a lumber settlement that grew after Charles Fletcher settled the estuary in 1851 and a mill opened there in 1861, then declined after the mill closed in 1893 and the 1906 earthquake and fires. Later park acquisitions and preservation joined its scenic and historic significance.

Albion, California · United States