Grizzly Creek Redwoods State Park
Use
The park is so secluded due to its location off the major regional artery, U.S. Route 101, that on a weekday a visitor can be the only person in any one of the several groves. Cheatham Grove has a small trail about a mile long and was one of the filming sites for Return of the Jedi as the forest moon of Endor. There is also 1 albino redwood along the trail and is the location of a Redwood Edventure Quest.
Climate
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Grizzly Creek Redwoods State Park has a warm-summer mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.
Climate data for Grizzly Creek Redwoods State Park, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1979–2001 | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °F (°C) | 65 (18) |
69 (21) |
71 (22) |
81 (27) |
92 (33) |
92 (33) |
95 (35) |
93 (34) |
89 (32) |
91 (33) |
67 (19) |
64 (18) |
95 (35) |
Mean maximum °F (°C) | 57.8 (14.3) |
61.7 (16.5) |
65.2 (18.4) |
75.4 (24.1) |
81.0 (27.2) |
81.4 (27.4) |
83.9 (28.8) |
84.2 (29.0) |
82.0 (27.8) |
76.5 (24.7) |
62.0 (16.7) |
56.7 (13.7) |
88.4 (31.3) |
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 49.6 (9.8) |
52.3 (11.3) |
55.1 (12.8) |
59.6 (15.3) |
64.9 (18.3) |
68.8 (20.4) |
73.2 (22.9) |
73.3 (22.9) |
71.9 (22.2) |
62.7 (17.1) |
53.9 (12.2) |
48.5 (9.2) |
61.2 (16.2) |
Daily mean °F (°C) | 43.9 (6.6) |
45.5 (7.5) |
47.9 (8.8) |
51.2 (10.7) |
56.3 (13.5) |
59.5 (15.3) |
62.8 (17.1) |
63.2 (17.3) |
60.7 (15.9) |
53.9 (12.2) |
47.0 (8.3) |
43.0 (6.1) |
52.9 (11.6) |
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 38.3 (3.5) |
38.8 (3.8) |
40.6 (4.8) |
42.8 (6.0) |
47.6 (8.7) |
50.3 (10.2) |
52.5 (11.4) |
53.0 (11.7) |
49.4 (9.7) |
45.0 (7.2) |
40.2 (4.6) |
37.6 (3.1) |
44.7 (7.1) |
Mean minimum °F (°C) | 29.8 (−1.2) |
30.7 (−0.7) |
32.3 (0.2) |
34.4 (1.3) |
38.8 (3.8) |
42.0 (5.6) |
46.0 (7.8) |
46.9 (8.3) |
42.4 (5.8) |
36.6 (2.6) |
31.4 (−0.3) |
28.5 (−1.9) |
27.0 (−2.8) |
Record low °F (°C) | 23 (−5) |
22 (−6) |
29 (−2) |
31 (−1) |
33 (1) |
37 (3) |
41 (5) |
41 (5) |
37 (3) |
30 (−1) |
27 (−3) |
16 (−9) |
16 (−9) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 8.57 (218) |
8.87 (225) |
6.64 (169) |
4.91 (125) |
2.11 (54) |
0.73 (19) |
0.09 (2.3) |
0.09 (2.3) |
0.51 (13) |
2.63 (67) |
6.38 (162) |
10.72 (272) |
52.25 (1,328.6) |
Average snowfall inches (cm) | 0.1 (0.25) |
0.1 (0.25) |
0.3 (0.76) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.2 (0.51) |
0.7 (1.77) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 16.4 | 13.7 | 15.2 | 13.1 | 8.9 | 4.7 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 6.4 | 13.2 | 14.8 | 112.4 |
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
Source: NOAA (mean maxima/minima 1980–2000) |
Proposed for closure
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Grizzly Creek Redwoods State Park was one of 70 California state parks proposed for closure by July 2012 as part of a deficit reduction program. It was previously one of several state parks threatened with closure in 2008. Those closures were ultimately avoided by cutting hours and maintenance system-wide.
See also
References
- ^ "California State Park System Statistical Report: Fiscal Year 2009/10" (PDF). California State Parks: 26. Retrieved January 25, 2012.
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(help) - ^ "Grizzly Creek Redwoods State Park" (PDF). California State Parks. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 30, 2011. Retrieved January 25, 2012.
- ^ "Grizzly Creek Redwoods SP". California State Parks. Retrieved January 25, 2012.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on April 1, 2014. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access - Station: Grizzly Creek SP, CA". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
- ^ "xmACIS2". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
- ^ "State Parks Announces Closures" (PDF) (Press release). California State Parks. May 13, 2011. Retrieved September 24, 2011.
- ^ McGreevy, Patrick; Sahagun, Louis (September 26, 2009). "State parks to stay open, but with cuts in hours, staffing". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, Calif. Retrieved December 30, 2011.
External links
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