Standish-Hickey State Recreation Area
Leggett · near Leggett / Garberville · North Coast
Camping
At a glance
- Difficulty
- beginner
- Elevation
- 800
- Campsites
- ~160 sites
- Season
- Year-round (some seasonal)
- Fee
- ~$35/night
Permits and booking
- Reservation required
- Yes
- How to reserve
- Reserve on ReserveCalifornia (6 months ahead). Redwoods and mixed forest on the South Fork Eel River near the famous drive-through Chandelier Tree at Leggett. Showers, RV sites. Summer river swimming.
What is here
- Setting
- forest
- Amenities
- Redwoods on the Eel River · Summer swimming hole · Showers · Drive-through tree nearby
- Best for
- Eel River redwood camping + swimming
- Features
- Eel River swimming beach · Redwood & mixed forest · Miles Standish Tree (old-growth) · Drive-through Chandelier Tree nearby
Worth knowing
- Dogs
- Allowed
- Good for a first timer
- Yes
Camping detail
- Camp type
- developed · rv
- Intl tip
- Reserve on ReserveCalifornia 6 months ahead. The Eel River swimming beach (seasonal footbridge) is the summer highlight. See the Miles Standish old-growth tree; drive through the Chandelier Tree at Leggett nearby. Showers; RV-OK. Combine with the Avenue of the Giants and the Lost Coast/Mendocino. Family-friendly.
The guide
Standish-Hickey, straddling the South Fork Eel River near Leggett, is a beloved redwood-and-river campground on the transition …
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to Standish-Hickey State Recreation Area — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 39.876, -123.727