WEBSITE:
State Park Website

Keywords: Coastal; Historic Buildings; Stream / Creek; Trails; Trees / Tree Canopy / Tree Tunnel; Wilderness

Site Condition: This park is located 140 miles north of San Francisco. There are no obvious signs indicating where the park boundries lie. Generally, you start entering the Navarro River State Park about 1-1/2 to 2-1/2 miles due west from the unincoproated community of Navarro. At 6 miles, you'll come across the Paul M. Demmick Campground. A few short, unmarked trails are publically accessible from the highway, leading through redwood groves, and with access to either sandy or stony beaches. The area is known for winter flooding but leaves little traces upon springtime. At 14-1/2 miles (near the Highway 1 & 128 junction) is the Navarro River Beach, located at the river's mouth where there is more available campsites. The beach is accessible by a road located immediately on the right after passing over the Navarro River Bridge, going southward. The Navarro River is subject to winter flooding with beach sands changing shape seasonally. Warmer seasons bring increased sand mass, sealing up the river's mouth.

General Notes: Updated: 3/1/16 gb, 5/1/2018, 6/25/2018 kl / 1.28.2019 lm / 1.8.2020 kl / 4.23.2020 bd

Usage Restriction: Near Philo the river runs through Hendy Woods State Park, a state park of more than 800 acres (320 ha), featuring two virgin redwood stands. Near the coast the river runs through Navarro River Redwoods State Park. >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navarro_River

Filmography: Need for Speed (2014) and a variety of car commercials

Jurisdictions: CALIFORNIA FILM COMMISSION - CFC, MENDOCINO COUNTY FILM COMMISSION - FLICS

Within 30-Mile Studio Zone: N

State Property: Y

Closed/Vacant: N

Ownership: state

Permit: Yes, state

Verified: 6/8/2025