So what's that like? I'd really like to go to Redwood National Park and I would also like to do a cycling trip, I thought I should combine the two. I live in western KY, never traveled much. I go to Colorado for snowboarding trips but that's about it. I would like to explore the park on foot, road bike, and mountain bike. Is this a good place to ride? Is it really pretty? I'm looking for fun rides with scenery. Nothing competitive but just fun laid back routes so I can take in all the sights. On the MTB, I want fun, fast, flowy trails. I'm thinking late summer, early fall as the timeframe for this trip. I know it's early but if this is a horrible idea I'd rather know now. Have any of y'all ridden there? Please share your experiences and pics please.

I think it would be better on a mountain bike than a road bike. Redwood forests are gorgeous (if you can deal with dark understory and closed canopy) but the pavement is limited and the really nice parts are trails, not roads. There's a very rainforesty road that takes you out to the beach, lots of elk, could be fun on a road bike, but it's short.

Personally, I'd be more inclined to ride in the Sierra if I wanted to visit California; King's Canyon and Yosemite (Tuolumne Meadows, Tioga Pass) would be high on my list.

Found these on the google:

I found this photo on a rider's blog and posted it in this thread "USA in 3 months, what to see, where to ride" -- that thread has lots of good route ideas.

Wow!

Enjoy the redwoods on foot, which is the best way IMO. After that, head south just a wee bit and ride some loops on the Lost Coast. The Lost Coast will give you some nice climbs on narrow, ultra-low traffic roads, and you can still work in a spin along the Avenue of the Giants to finish off a loop.

From Ferndale, follow the signs to Capetown/Petrolia (google maps shows this as Mattole road, but I think this part of the road is called Wildcat Ridge, also known as the backside of The Wall). Go over the hill and then along the coast followed by an upstream roll through Petrolia and then Honeydew. If you're tired, go left at Honeydew and climb back over to the valley from which you came. If you're up for more, go right at Honeydew and over Wilder Ridge to Ettersburg and then on to Briceland-Thorn and on east and north to the Avenue of the Giants. Be self-sufficient as there isn't cell phone coverage and passers by are infrequent. Water in Petrolia, Camp A.W. Way and Honeydew as well as once you get back into the hwy 101 valley.

If you like riding a mountain bike on simple dirt roads, as opposed to bombing down trails, you can ride from Shelter Cove to Hwy 1 on Chemise Mountain Rd/Usul Rd. In the dozens of times I have ridden this road on bike tours, I've only seen one car on Usul Rd, so traffic isn't really a concern. The coast side of the road is wilderness; the other side is a private hunting preserve.

Pics look awesome. How close is this to Yosimite? Maybe hit up both spots in one trip? Has anyone ever mountain biked in Redwoods? Should I got to the MTB forum to inquire about that? I was thinking if the mtb riding is good at Redwoods, do that there, then hit up Yosemite for road biking if it's better there? Your thoughts?

And while you're at it, close out your trip at Glacier NP and ride Going to the Sun Road..

I did a short national park/forest trip last year.. talk about the best and cheapest vacation ever! Only thing missing was my bike.

Redwoods are a coastal Species Northernmost Cal , Sequoia are in the Mountains ,

whole different park, and part of the State.

Wife and I toured the redwoods on our tandem a few years ago. We started at the Motel Trees (Trees of Mystery) just north of Klamath. We rode south via 101 but mostly side roads to the Avenue of the Giants, south of Scotia. In Humbolt Redwoods State Park, we took Bull Creek Flats Road and camped in the park for a few days. This road goes all the way out to the coast, but we didn't follow it that far. We retraced our route. The Avenue of the Giants is not to be missed.

Pardon myu ignornace but I'm just now learning that Redwoods grow in more places of Cali than just Redwood National Forrest. Where's the best place to go ride through Redwood forrests?