Rockefeller Forest
The largest old-growth coastal redwood forest in the world; the flat Bull Creek trails are quiet and lined with giant trees.
Rockefeller Forest lies in the Bull Creek valley of Humboldt Redwoods State Park. About 4,000 hectares of old-growth forest here were protected with funding from John D. Rockefeller Jr. From the parking lot on Mattole Road, you can walk the Bull Creek Flats trail or the shorter Big Trees loop. The forest floor is quiet and often less crowded than Founders Grove. It is about 8 km west of the northern section of the Avenue of the Giants.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Founders Grove
- Avenue of the Giants
- Ferndale
- Sequoia Park Zoo
- Carson Mansion
- Old Town Eureka
- Samoa Cookhouse
- Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary