Hendy Woods State Park

Location: County: Mendocino. Nearest City: Philo. See map 5.

Campsites, facilities: There are 92 sites for tents or RVs up to 35 feet long. Piped water, flush toilets, showers, a sanitary disposal station, picnic tables, and fire grills are provided. A grocery store and a propane gas station are available nearby. The facilities are wheelchair accessible. Leashed pets are permitted.

Reservations, fees: Reserve by phoning 1-800-444-PARK/7275 ($7.50 reservation fee); $14-$16 per night, $1 pet fee.

Contact: Phone the park at 1-707-937-5804 or 1-707-865-2391, or FAX 1-707-937-2953.

Hendy Woods SP
P.O. Box 440
Mendocino CA 95460

Operating hours, seasons: Call the park for information; open all year round.

Park Kiosk Hours:

    • Hi Season: Varies
    • Lo Season: Varies

Directions: From Cloverdale on U.S. 101, turn northwest on Highway 128 and drive about 35 miles to Philo Greenwood Road. Turn left (west) on Philo Greenwood Road and drive a short distance to the park entrance.

Weather, clothing: The weather can be changeable; layered clothing is recommended.

Trip notes: Hendy Woods State Park features two virgin redwood groves; Big Hendy (80 acres, with a self-guided discovery trail) and Little Hendy (20 acres.) The Navarro River runs the length of the park. Fishing has not been allowed in the park for several decades. Fishing is permitted in the Navarro River watershed down river from the bridge at the park entrance. Located in the middle of the Anderson Valley wine district, the 845-acre park is warmer and less foggy than redwood parks along the coast. The park is well known for a fallen redwood stump that was home for a man known locally as the Hendy Woods Hermit. In the summer, swimming is popular as is kayaking and canoeing in late winter and early spring. A wheelchair accessible nature trail leads into the heart of Big Hendy grove. The park also features exhibits, Junior Ranger nature walks, and campfire programs. This is a remarkable setting where the flora changes from open valley grasslands and oaks to a cloaked redwood forest with old growth, as if you had waved a magic wand. The camps are set in the forest, with a great trail routed amid the old redwoods and up to the Hermit Hut, where a hobo made his home for 18 years in a few giant tree stumps covered with branches. Note: It is illegal to fish in the park's river.

 

 

 

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