Humboldt Redwoods — Founders Grove & Bull Creek
Humboldt Redwoods State Park (Avenue of the Giants) · near Weott / Garberville · North Coast
Trail Running
At a glance
- Difficulty
- moderate
- Distance
- 9 miles
- Elevation gain
- 800 ft
- Best season
- Year-round · lush always; summer driest & most accessible
Permits and booking
- Permit required
- No
- How the permit works
- No permit. Humboldt Redwoods State Park — free trail access; some lots have day-use fees. The Avenue of the Giants scenic drive threads the groves.
What is here
- Features
- The tallest trees on Earth · Bull Creek Flats — largest old-growth redwood grove · Founders Grove & the fallen Dyerville Giant · Soft, flat, flowing forest running
Worth knowing
- Dogs
- Not permitted
- Good for a first timer
- Yes
Trail Running detail
- Surface
- singletrack
- Intl tip
- The Avenue of the Giants (old Hwy 101) threads the park with grove pullouts. Bull Creek Flats and Founders Grove are the highlights. Combine with the coast at the Lost Coast (backpacking guide) and the far-north redwoods (Prairie Creek, this guide). Summer is driest; the forest is magical in fog any season.
The guide
Humboldt Redwoods State Park protects the largest expanse of old-growth coast redwoods on Earth, and running its trails is a hu…
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to Humboldt Redwoods — Founders Grove & Bull Creek — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 40.352, -123.933