Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park

Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park is a state park of California, United States, preserving old-growth redwoods along the Smith River. It is located along U.S. Route 199 approximately 9mi east of Crescent City. The park is named after explorer Jedediah Smith, and is one of four parks cooperatively managed as Redwood National and State Parks. The 10430acre park was established in 1939 and designated part of the California Coast Ranges International Biosphere Reserve in 1983.HistoryThe park was named after explorer Jedediah Smith, who was the first American to travel, by land, from the Mississippi River to California in 1826, passing through the area of the future park.EcologyThe park consists of 9500acre of redwood trees, including several groves of old growth trees. One of the groves, totaling 5000acre, includes the world's largest (not tallest) coast redwood, which measures 20ft in diameter and 340ft tall.The Smith River, which flows through the park, is home to rainbow trout and salmon, black bears, black-tailed deer, squirrels, chipmunks, raccoons and other mammals.