| Grizzly Creek Redwoods State Park | |
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| Location | Humboldt County, California, United States |
| Nearest city | Carlotta, California |
| Coordinates | 40°29′7″N123°54′22″W / 40.48528°N 123.90611°W /40.48528; -123.90611 |
| Area | 430 acres (170 ha) |
| Established | 1943 |
| Governing body | California Department of Parks and Recreation |
Grizzly Creek Redwoods State Park is astate park ofCalifornia, United States, harboring groves ofcoast redwoods in three separate units along theVan Duzen River. It is located 20 miles (32 km) south ofEureka, California, then another 17 miles (27 km) east ofFortuna onState Route 36. The small park was created by a donation fromOwen R. Cheatham, founder ofGeorgia-Pacific Corporation, who wanted to preserve the stand of redwoods in perpetuity. Originally established in 1943, the park has grown to 430 acres (170 ha).[1] Cheatham Grove, 4 miles (6.4 km) west of the main unit, was added to the park in 1983 due to efforts of theSave the Redwoods League.[2]
The park is so secluded due to its location off the major regional artery,U.S. Route 101, that on a weekday a visitor can be the only person in any one of the several groves.[3] Cheatham Grove has a small trail about a mile long and was one of the filming sites forReturn of the Jedi as theforest moon of Endor. There is also 1 albino redwood along the trail and is the location of aRedwood Edventure Quest.[4]
According to theKöppen Climate Classification system, Grizzly Creek Redwoods State Park has awarm-summer mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.
| Climate data for Grizzly Creek Redwoods State Park, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1979–2001 | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 65 (18) | 69 (21) | 71 (22) | 81 (27) | 92 (33) | 92 (33) | 95 (35) | 93 (34) | 89 (32) | 91 (33) | 67 (19) | 64 (18) | 95 (35) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 57.8 (14.3) | 61.7 (16.5) | 65.2 (18.4) | 75.4 (24.1) | 81.0 (27.2) | 81.4 (27.4) | 83.9 (28.8) | 84.2 (29.0) | 82.0 (27.8) | 76.5 (24.7) | 62.0 (16.7) | 56.7 (13.7) | 88.4 (31.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 49.6 (9.8) | 52.3 (11.3) | 55.1 (12.8) | 59.6 (15.3) | 64.9 (18.3) | 68.8 (20.4) | 73.2 (22.9) | 73.3 (22.9) | 71.9 (22.2) | 62.7 (17.1) | 53.9 (12.2) | 48.5 (9.2) | 61.2 (16.2) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 43.9 (6.6) | 45.5 (7.5) | 47.9 (8.8) | 51.2 (10.7) | 56.3 (13.5) | 59.5 (15.3) | 62.8 (17.1) | 63.2 (17.3) | 60.7 (15.9) | 53.9 (12.2) | 47.0 (8.3) | 43.0 (6.1) | 52.9 (11.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 38.3 (3.5) | 38.8 (3.8) | 40.6 (4.8) | 42.8 (6.0) | 47.6 (8.7) | 50.3 (10.2) | 52.5 (11.4) | 53.0 (11.7) | 49.4 (9.7) | 45.0 (7.2) | 40.2 (4.6) | 37.6 (3.1) | 44.7 (7.1) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | 29.8 (−1.2) | 30.7 (−0.7) | 32.3 (0.2) | 34.4 (1.3) | 38.8 (3.8) | 42.0 (5.6) | 46.0 (7.8) | 46.9 (8.3) | 42.4 (5.8) | 36.6 (2.6) | 31.4 (−0.3) | 28.5 (−1.9) | 27.0 (−2.8) |
| Record low °F (°C) | 23 (−5) | 22 (−6) | 29 (−2) | 31 (−1) | 33 (1) | 37 (3) | 41 (5) | 41 (5) | 37 (3) | 30 (−1) | 27 (−3) | 16 (−9) | 16 (−9) |
| Averageprecipitation inches (mm) | 8.57 (218) | 8.87 (225) | 6.64 (169) | 4.91 (125) | 2.11 (54) | 0.73 (19) | 0.09 (2.3) | 0.09 (2.3) | 0.51 (13) | 2.63 (67) | 6.38 (162) | 10.72 (272) | 52.25 (1,328.6) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 0.1 (0.25) | 0.1 (0.25) | 0.3 (0.76) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.2 (0.51) | 0.7 (1.77) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.01 in) | 16.4 | 13.7 | 15.2 | 13.1 | 8.9 | 4.7 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 6.4 | 13.2 | 14.8 | 112.4 |
| Average snowy days(≥ 0.1 in) | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| Source: NOAA (mean maxima/minima 1980–2000)[5][6] | |||||||||||||
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Grizzly Creek Redwoods State Park was one of 70California state parks proposed for closure by July 2012 as part of a deficit reduction program.[7] It was previously one of several state parks threatened with closure in 2008. Those closures were ultimately avoided by cutting hours and maintenance system-wide.[8]
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