Redwood Creek
Redwood Creek is a 61.8-mile river in Humboldt County, California. The river's headwaters are in the Coast Range at about 5,000 feet and it flows roughly northwest until it empties into the Pacific Ocean near the small town of Orick, the only development in the 280-square-mile -watershed.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in northern Humboldt County, California, United States
- Also known as: “Hapsh” and “Redwood River”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Redwood National Park and Freshwater Lagoon.
Redwood National Park
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Redwood National and State Parks is a United States national park and a UNESCO World Heritage Site on the North Coast of the state of California. The park protects several groves of massive redwood trees, which can live for 2000 years, grow to heights of up to 367 feet, and be as wide as 22 feet at the base of the trunk.
Freshwater Lagoon
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Freshwater Lagoon is the northernmost and smallest of three similar lagoons within Humboldt Lagoons State Park, along the coast of Humboldt County, California, United States. Freshwater Lagoon is situated 1½ miles south of Redwood Creek.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Orick.
Orick
Village
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Orick is a census-designated place situated on the banks of the Redwood Creek in Humboldt County, California. It is located 43 miles north of Eureka, at an elevation of 26 feet. Orick is situated 1½ miles east of Redwood Creek.
Redwood Creek
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Humboldt County, North Coast, California, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Venetian—“Redwood Creek” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “ريدوود كريك”
- Catalan: “Redwood Creek”
- Cebuano: “Redwood Creek”
- Dutch: “Redwood Creek”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر ريدود كريك”
- French: “Redwood Creek”
- German: “Redwood Creek”
- Hebrew: “רדווד קריק”
- Italian: “Redwood Creek”
- Russian: “Редвуд-Крик”
- Venetian: “Redwood”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lookout Point and Redwood Creek Beach County Park.
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