Description
Season for Peak Fees: 05/15 to 09/15
At the "gateway to the tall trees country", Standish-Hickey State Recreation Area offers camping, picnicking, hiking, fishing, and swimming on South Fork of the Eel River which winds through the park for almost two miles. One of the few virgin redwood stands remaining in this area can be seen on the Grove Trail.
Standish-Hickey began as a 40-acre campground acquired by the Save-the-Redwoods League in 1922. It was named to honor Edward Ritter Hickey local lumberman who died of influenza while caring for the victims of the epidemic of 1918. In the late 1950's, the Standish family donated over five hundred acres, and additional acquisitions through the years have brough the park's total acreage to 1,012. Much of the land, clear-cut and then burned over in a disastrous fire in the mid-1940's is just now regaining its former beauty.
Park Kiosk Hours:
- Hi Season: 8am-11pm
- Lo Season: Varies
Services & Amenities:
| Within Facility |
- Comfort Station
- Disabled Access Site
- Dock, Accessible
- Fire Rings
- Firewood
- Fishing
- Hiking Trails
- Nature Trails
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- Parking
- Picnic Area
- Picnic Tables
- Ranger Station
- Restrooms
- Showers
- Swimming
- Telephone
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Alerts and Important Information
Discount Pass must be presented at the time of check in.
Individual campsites-Maximum allowable stay is thirty (30) nights per calendar year per park, with no more than fifteen (15) of these nights permitted during the summer season (May 1 through September 30). Group and Environmental campsites-Maximum allowable stay is fourteen (14) nights per calendar year per park, with no more than seven (7) nights of consecutive use per visit. After maximum allowable consecutive use has been reached no person or equipment may re-enter the same park to use any camping facilities until the expiration of at least two nights (48 hours).
Hickey and Rock Creek:
- 1st come / 1st served when not on reservations.
- 2009 Reservations: 05/15/09 through 09/15/09.
Redwood Campground
- Closed to all camping when not on reservations. No trailers of any length; no vehicles of any kind over 18 ft in length allowed due to steep narrow road. This means "ANY" type of trailer, even a utility trailer or U-HAUL rented to carry the family's tent and camping gear!! If it isn't just one vehicle, maximum of 18 feet, "WITH NOTHING ATTACHED TO THE REAR", it cannot go on the Redwood Campground loop road!
Getting There:
Standish-Hickey SRA
69350 HIGHWAY 101, #2
Leggett CA 95585
1.5 miles north of Leggett, CA on Highway 101.
