Grizzly Creek Redwoods State Park
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| Location | Humboldt County, California, USA |
| Nearest city | Carlotta, California |
| Coordinates | 40°29′7″N 123°54′22″W / 40.48528°N 123.90611°W |
| Area | 430 acres (170 ha) |
| Established | 1943 |
| Governing body | California Department of Parks and Recreation |
Grizzly Creek Redwoods State Park is a state park of California, USA, harboring groves of coast redwoods in three separate units along the Van Duzen River. It is located 20 miles (32 km) east of Eureka, California, then another 18 miles (29 km) east of Fortuna on State Route 36. The small park was created by a donation from Owen R. Cheatham, founder of Georgia-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] The Cheatham Grove unit, 4 miles (6.4 km) west of the main unit, was added to the park in 1983 due to efforts of the Save-the-Redwoods League.[2]
Use
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]
Proposed for closure
Grizzly Creek Redwoods State Park is one of 70 California state parks proposed for closure by July 2012 as part of a deficit reduction program.[4] 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.[5]
See also
References
- ^ "California State Park System Statistical Report: Fiscal Year 2009/10" (PDF). California State Parks: 26. Retrieved 2012-01-25.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Grizzly Creek Redwoods State Park" (PDF). California State Parks. 2011. Retrieved 2012-01-25.
- ^ "Grizzly Creek Redwoods SP". California State Parks. Retrieved 2012-01-25.
- ^ "State Parks Announces Closures" (PDF) (Press release). California State Parks. 2011-05-13. Retrieved 2011-09-24.
- ^ McGreevy, Patrick; Sahagun, Louis (2009-09-26). "State parks to stay open, but with cuts in hours, staffing". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, Calif. Retrieved 2011-12-30.
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