We are planning a 4 day visit to this area and are seeking suggestions on which campground would be a good choice for exploring the area, and why that particular location is best. Ideally, we would like to stay put in ONE place without having to move during our brief stay. We have a 27 ft. Travel Trailer. Thanks in advance for any input!

OK, it's not a State Park campground. We recently enjoyed our stay at Benbow Valley KOA. It used to be Benbow Valley RV Resort and recently went KOA. Lovely, centrally located campground with full amenities. Just north of Willits in Gerberville it is central to the Redwoods. There is an adjoining golf course, if your into that, and across the way, a short walk, is the historic Benbow Valley Inn with an excellent restaurant. Enjoy and Happy Trails

In the past we have stayed in the campground at Prairie Creek State Park. We are a little too big for the sites now, but you should be fine. No hookups, but a great campground.

The state parks are great but without hookups. Jedediah state park in the north, Prairie Creek centrally located and Humboldt Redwoods to the south.

We found the Ancient Redwoods RV Park to be a very good base for all things redwoods. It is located right on the Avenue of the Giants just north of Redcrest with full hookups and a very nice redwood gift shop.

Hiouchi RV is just east of Crescent City. Haven't been there in a few years but was a great location for walking among the redwoods.

Which campground in Redwoods National & State Parks?

bikendan
Explorer
Jul 22, 2016
Wavesprite wrote:
Just so you know, that the road in Burlington is VERY small and VERY curvy and not easy to back in to spots....

AMEN!

that's why i posted the warning.
my HTT is 24' long, tongue to bumper, and i had to be really careful driving around the CG.
and there were not many campsites that we could fit in or back into.
Wavesprite
Explorer II
Jul 22, 2016
Just so you know, that the road in Burlington is VERY small and VERY curvy and not easy to back in to spots....
sdianel_-acct_c
Explorer
Jul 22, 2016
We stayed in Crescent City CA at the KOA. We took the Howland Hills scenic drive (don't miss it!). Google it. Then we moved to Redcrest to Ancient Redwoods RV park. Love it!! You can walk to some of the redwoods. https://www.nps.gov/redw/planyourvisit/drives.htm
bikendan
Explorer
Jul 22, 2016
IAMICHABOD wrote:

If you really want to be in the Redwoods with hiking and a great visitors center I would go to Burlington Camp Ground,no hookups but right in the Redwoods and on the Avenue Of The Giants The picture in my signature is from there.

just a warning, Burlington is very tight and a challenge to drive through the campground.
many sites aren't big enough for larger RVs.
ParkCountry
Explorer
Jul 22, 2016
Thanks to all of you for your suggestions. I had no idea of the other campgrounds you mentioned. What a great place this forum is!
IAMICHABOD
Explorer II
Jul 22, 2016
accsys wrote:
We found the Ancient Redwoods RV Park to be a very good base for all things redwoods. It is located right on the Avenue of the Giants just north of Redcrest with full hookups and a very nice redwood gift shop.

Agree with that,nice place and the folks in the gift shop are really friendly. But it is a big parking lot.

If you really want to be in the Redwoods with hiking and a great visitors center I would go to Burlington Camp Ground,no hookups but right in the Redwoods and on the Avenue Of The Giants The picture in my signature is from there.

If you want hookups I would suggest Giant Redwoods still in the Redwoods and on the Eel River about a mile from Burlington and the visitor center,a must see.
profdant139
Explorer II
Jul 22, 2016
If you don't need hookups and can get a space, Elk Meadows at Prairie Creek would be my choice. If you want hookups, we like Kamp Klamath -- but not everyone does. It is kind of funky. Very well located. Look it up on rvparkreviews.com.
gme3470
Explorer
Jul 22, 2016
X2 on the Ancient Redwoods park. Very clean and centrally located.
Mr__Camper
Explorer
Jul 22, 2016
Hiouchi RV is just east of Crescent City. Haven't been there in a few years but was a great location for walking among the redwoods.
accsys
Explorer
Jul 22, 2016
We found the Ancient Redwoods RV Park to be a very good base for all things redwoods. It is located right on the Avenue of the Giants just north of Redcrest with full hookups and a very nice redwood gift shop.