Really cute park right off the highway. If you are stopping for a few minutes with kiddos, this…read morewould be an optimal spot to take a break. Toys for a variety of ages and with a variety of themes (space, fire truck, tractor), plus basketball courts, picnic seating with umbrellas, etc.

Been visiting Cave Junction on and for off or for almost twenty years. This park was needed a long…read moretime ago as the park that was here was run down and in the back of the park where a lot of homeless hung out. It's nice having a clean safe place to take the kids to.

It's one heck of a drive to get here, but it's so worth it…read more My husband has always wanted to go see the redwoods so I'm glad we were able to cross it off the list finally. It's magical to get to drive through and walkthrough the redwoods as it rained during our time here. I wish there was more I can say, but you're just going to have to plan a trip here and see it for yourself. We would happily plan a second trip back here.

I mean... wow. I went hiking here last weekend, and it honestly took my breath away…read more As a SoCal girl now living in NorCal, I've made it my mission to explore as much as I can around this beautiful state, and Jedediah Smith Redwoods completely stole my heart. These trees are absolutely massive, walking among them feels like stepping into another world. The light, the air, the silence... everything feels calm, ancient, and sacred. The trails are super well maintained, the weather was perfect, and there was plenty of parking even though it was busy. The roads and trails are a bit narrow, but honestly, that just adds to the charm. The river that runs through the park is crystal-clear and peaceful a perfect little spot to stop and take it all in. Standing next to those giant redwoods makes you realize how tiny you are in the best possible way. It's humbling and magical at the same time If you're driving from Eureka toward Crescent City, the entire drive is breathtaking, every curve along the coast looks like a postcard. You'll even pass through Elk Valley, and oh my god, there are actual elks just hanging out by the side of the road! They're so beautiful and so used to seeing people; it felt like nature welcoming you in. If you love hiking, nature, or just want to feel grounded and amazed, this place is a must. California, you really outdid yourself with this one.

When you first park and walk up, there are numerous varieties of milkweed plants for sale, a couple…read morebee balm plants, and a couple others. Not enough that I would call it a nursery. But it's good to offer plants that feed the monarchs. You walk past a pretty little pathway of flowers in bloom, you may see hummingbirds on the bee balm or a bee here and there. You then get to the butterfly pavilion. It's a wire greenhouse and there are many monarch butterflies aflutter. You walk through one door. After it's totally closed, you walk through another. With so many flowers in bloom and butterflies all about, my first reaction was magical, just to see such beauty right there. One can stay in there as they like. But then you look around. There were butterflies seemingly throwing themselves at the top of the wire cage because they wanted out. They want to fly free. Some were just landing on the wire. You may get to see all stages from chrysalis to larvae to caterpillar to butterfly. You may even see them mating! But then you realize you paid $6 for each adult to see the monarch live out its life in captivity as they do not release them. Apparently, legally, since they are born in captivity, they can't be released. While it's somewhat educational, I want to love the experience but struggle with captive breeding to educate on the lifecycle of these glorious creatures. I carefully left the butterfly prison...errr pavilion and went to check out the ladybug house. You have to bend down and unzip a mesh tent door and you may see a few of them on the tent ceiling. Neither of us saw any water or food for them at all. It felt more like someone bought a pack of ladybugs from the Fred Meyer garden center and let them loose in ladybug prison. All in all, $6 is steep for what you get. Most people spend 2-3 minutes in the pavilion and continue on. As you are driving out to exit, on the right side, there's some kind of rv/tent village divided by a little fence but it seems like it might actually be part of the ranch. Additional Things to Know: 1. You can pay with cash or by credit card. 2. It's 90+ degrees out, don't bring your pets as they need to stay in the car and that is dangerous. 3. There is no room for an RV or a big truck with a camper. 4. The monarchs live out their life a bit stressed in captivity and you're paying $6 for adults and $3 for kids for an attention span of 5 mins of observation time. 6. There were no refreshments to purchase nor were there restrooms that I could find. 7. It's volunteer run. 8. It's simply not worth it and if it were contributing to increasing the monarch population rather than imprisoning for human enjoyment or minimal education, I would suggest going here. But as it is, I wouldn't recommend it. Butterfly education has been done beautifully by various nature conservation efforts or National Geographic type documentaries and this would be one time where I'd say a film or series of photos of butterflies in the wild may be better than this "real" experience.

Unfortunately not worth the trip. It looks like it's under new management it's not what the…read morewebsite shows at all. The cost is higher and the person in charge didn't even know they had a website. And there were no butterflies.

We stopped by the Azalea Park on a whim, hoping to see some flowers in Bloom, we were not…read moredisappointed!. They're yearly azalea festival is near the end of May, so we were hoping to see the full display, not sure if we did, seem like they were a lot of bushes in the park that were just getting ready to bud, maybe planned for the festival. Great place for a short walk and some nice pictures of flowers.

It is a really nice park but Trailer Trash kind of ruin it in the evening when we went back. Men…read moresmoking cigarettes right next to Kid Town and dropping the F word left and right. Not so bad early in the day.

What a fun labyrinth of different kinds of hiking trails, ranging in degrees of difficulties…read more There's something for everyone. We came here with our two friends each of them having a little one strapped to their backs. Our dog Momo was also part of the group and she particularly loved this walk. At the time we were her in late spring (end of May), we were able to see still lots of wild flowers, but my friend mentioned that Renee were even more a few weeks earlier. The trails are mostly leading through forest area and so you're in the shade most of the time. We took a trail that led us to the peak and we were able to enjoy lovely views over the valley. Note: there's lots of poison oak here. If you have small kids with you, remind them to be vigilant.

This is such an amazing place! There are so many trails at different experience levels. They're all…read morekept up very well too. It even provides maps at the head/parking lot and there are benches/places to rest intermittently. Such tranquility! It's well worth visiting!

We rented room U 21 Seawolf, for three nights, 8/27 8/30 what a dump, trash everywhere bbq rusted…read morebeyond repair spa not working. Nothing at all to cook with unless you want cancer. Just a dump. What rip off buyer beware!

I took a hard left after seeing the sign to this secluded beach along Oregon's beautiful coast…read moreline, my QX80 handled the steep grades of loose gravel just fine after finding the far left side of the road offered a much smoother ride as I whipped it around the switch backs to the tiny parking lot, almost proud of my off-road excursion only to find a few nimble cars and motorcycles had taken the same route without issue - I guess the sign suggesting four wheeled drive vehicles beyond a certain point is somewhat overstated - but I did enjoy the ride down even though my embellishment was only in my head. Once you park it's a fairly short hike down a well marked path, you may be tempted to take in all the scenery from the small park at the top but believe me the awesomeness will meet you at the waters edge. There's a small creek dividing the open area at the bottom of the trail it's a cake walk to cross it and if you've come this far you have to find a way to cross it, its about thirty feet wide but on this day it was merely a few inches deep, of course if there's a flash flood warning when you visit then your story may differ from mine. The sand is mostly silty in and around the creek but loosens up as your approach the water. As you stand amongst the giant rocks the waves atomizes the cool ocean water as it crashes into the rocks gently misting you with its salty spray, today the weather was quite warm so it was a welcoming anointment. The drift wood and rugged terrain is prehistoric and it's easy to imagine the Jurassic world when you stand so close to creation. The relentlessness of the ocean is almost deafening as the waves march ashore but yet it's a tranquil paradise filled with life forms that dance in the foam and tidal pools. If you can't find your sanity here all may be lost...

We made a reservation at recreation.gov. The road up was beautiful and windy. We only saw two other…read morecars on the road getting there and I even pondered if it was closed and we missed the memo. We arrived and it was open with not too many people. We had a wonderful tour of the caves. I've been to the Carlsbad caves. This isn't that, but still worth going and my kids loved it.

Such a fantastic at the Oregon caves national monument. you can reserve tickets online or you can…read morego to the Illinois Valley visitor center and purchase them there. We had a group of six and got there at 8:30 to buy tickets. An our tour was not until 1230. Luckily there's a lot to do around the caves we hiked around for a bit. They have a great learning/visit our center up there also you can easily make a day out of being there. Highly recommend.

We visited Trees of Mystery, and I was truly impressed. It's such a unique place where you can walk…read moreamong giant Coast Redwood trees -- something you don't experience every day. The forest feels magical, fresh, and peaceful, and the SkyTrail ride adds a whole different perspective from above. Grateful to the people who take care of this incredible place. I would definitely come back

Went in early 2023 and there was only one other couple at the site besides me and my boyfriend. For…read morethe price, it was totally worth it! Trails were not hard at all, some cool art pieces, and a huge gift shop at the end. We got to ride the gondola and it was a bit scary when it stopped halfway through, but that was just to load the next riders. It's a breath taking view once you get past the clouds. I didn't finish the rope bridges, but I did about 3 of them and felt totally safe the whole time. It was a nice place to be in for a few hours, and it was about an hour drive away from Humboldt. I would reserve about 3-5 hours of your day to see it all. Would love to come back with friends or family!

lake is horrible, plant growth everywhere to the surface. boating almost impossible, this was the…read moreworst boating experience I have ever had. they should close the boat ramps and clean up that mess of a lake. will never waste my time by going there again.

Heading to Washington for 4th of July when we booked Lake Selmac for a 2 night stay... All we can…read moresay is we LOVED it! Motorhome hookups and service was great. Awesome grass area where kids from all camps played soccer and other sports. Very clean park. Store was great where we rented boats and kayaks that the kids loved with making many memories to remember. Vince and Shannon were amazing camp hosts and we loved getting to know them! If you're looking for a quiet but fun place to stay in RV, rent a cabin or sleep in a tent which we also did for a night... this is the place!!!! Hats off to Lake Selmac and Shannon and Vince for welcoming our crazy RV group and taking such good care of us! We will be sure to return!

This palace has so much to offer. The views amazing. The staff deserve to be highlighted for their…read moreefforts. Clean and friendly. Welcoming. Willing to reimburse. Epic. Come in. Soak in the fresh air. Support local. Tip generously.

Top 5 favorite campground in our 7 years of RV travel!…read more One of the nicer state parks in Oregon. Clean sites, clean bathrooms, and private showers. Trash cans are every few sites so it makes it so much easier to keep things tidy for campers. They sell firewood and have nice large fire rings. There are so many trees and some sites have perfectly spaced trees so you can put up a hammock. There are a lot of park rangers on site. I noticed that they don't hesitate to address issues as they arise. You can walk to the beach from the campsite. It is a steep decent down a long driveway or you can take a questionable walking path to the rocks below. I recommend driving from your campsite to the beach parking lot. As for supplies, you are only a few miles away from a Fred Meyer grocery store. The town of Brookings has options if you need anything while staying here. There is a lot to do in the area so several days here isn't a bad idea. Lovely beaches, plenty of hiking options, small towns, redwoods....what more can you ask for?