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HENRY COWELL REDWOODS STATE PARK

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Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park © stateparks.com
Preserved by Samuel H. Cowell and the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors in cooperation with the California State Park Commission. Dedicated August 15, 1954.
Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park © stateparks.com
Photograph of the base of a coast redwood tree known as The Giant located at Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park, in Santa Cruz County, California photo taken June 2022
Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park © stateparks.com
Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park, Redwood Grove. Tale of the Rings sign explaining the slice of a 2200-year-old Redwood tree.
Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park © stateparks.com
Bridge over San Lorenzo River
Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park © stateparks.com
Very old tree with rings. As old as the birth of Jesus Christ.
Valley Quail © stateparks.com
Valley Quail
Oh Yell © stateparks.com
Campfire and Hotdogs © stateparks.com
Roasting hot dogs over an open fire.
Keep On Leash © stateparks.com
Afternoon Hike © stateparks.com
MAPS AND DIRECTIONS
Directions
Directions from San Francisco:.

- Get on US-101 S.
- Merge onto I-280 S towards San Jose.
- Continue for about 50 miles.

Next steps:

- Take exit 5C to merge onto CA17-S toward Santa Cruz.
- Drive approximately 22 miles southbound on Highway CA17.

Reaching the park:

- Exit at Mt Hermon Rd in Scotts Valley and drive three miles westward until you reach Graham Hill Road junction.
- Turn right into Graham Hill road, then left after a quarter mile into Felton Empire Road which leads directly to Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park entrance.
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HENRY COWELL REDWOODS STATE PARK

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