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2010 Reservation Period: CA Department of Parks and Recreation is reviewing the 2010 Reservation Period. For more information please see the DPR website: 2010 Reservation Period

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STANDISH-HICKEY SRA, CA

Status: Open year round.   Season Dates

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
  • Parking
  • Picnic Area
  • Picnic Tables
  • Ranger Station
  • Restrooms
  • Showers
  • Swimming
  • Telephone

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).

  • Camping fees include entry for 1 vehicle and 1 legally towed vehicle or trailer, additional vehicles will be charged per night at the park. The park staff will collect any extra vehicle fees upon entry.
  • 2010 Reservations: 07/15 through 09/06.
  • Hickey and Rock Creek Campgrounds:
    • 2010 Reserveations: 07/15 through 09/06.
    • Closed when not on reservations.
  • Redwood Campground
    • Not reservable at this time.
    • Closed to camping when not on reservations.
    • Maximum vehicle length in Redwood Campground is 18 feet due to steep narrow access road.
    • No trailers of any length allowed in Redwood Campground. No utility trailers or U-Haul trailers carrying camping gear are allowed 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.
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    Phone Park for More Information:

    Project Office: (707)925-6482