About this campground
Southern-most visitor center in the park and located right on the beach. Exhibits about Yurok culture, art and history, redwood ecology, park information, junior ranger program, bookstore and retail sales. Park film available.
Getting there
1-mile south of Orick, located on Freshwater Beach. Look for the brown highway signs for Thomas H. Kuchel Visitor Center / Park Information. Do not rely on online maps to give accurate directions: this visitor center is NOT in the town of Orick.
Nearby federal campgrounds
- Elk Prairie Campground - Prairie Creek Redwoods State ParkRedwood National and State Parks6 mi
- Prairie Creek Visitor CenterRedwood National and State Parks6 mi
- Gold Bluffs Beach Campground - Prairie Creek Redwoods State ParkRedwood National and State Parks7 mi
- Fish LakeSix Rivers National Forest21 mi
- FISH LAKE CAMPGROUNDSix Rivers National Forest21 mi
- Aikens Creek West CampgroundCalifornia23 mi
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