Staying in a Cabin Among the Redwoods at Crescent City/Redwoods KOA Holiday – Love, Laughter, and Luggage
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When we made a reservation at Crescent City/Redwoods KOA Holiday, I knew a stay at this campground would be memorable. We wanted to spend a night among the majestic redwoods, and a cabin at this KOA seemed perfect. We only spent one night here, but I’ll never forget it.
In the summer of 2021, we took a road trip that began in Joplin, Missouri, and headed west. We spent time in Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks. We zipped up to Glacier National Park and then over to Seattle. After a few days in the city, we took a detour to Mount Ranier National Park before landing in Forks and Astoria, two towns known for their connections to popular movies.
From Astoria, we drove along the Oregon coast before arriving just inside California. To read about that drive, click here. This placed us at our stopping point for the evening before we began the next chapter of our adventure: Redwoods National and State Parks.
Arriving at Crescent City/Redwoods KOA Holiday
We pulled into the campground at about 6:30 p.m. Our pictures reflect that late afternoon turning to evening golden hour,; however, our cabin was in the forest, so light was limited.
Below is the main office. We checked in, and soon we were off to find our place.
Near the entrance is this little goat enclosure. We didn’t take the time to meet the goats, as we wanted to get settled and start grilling before dark.
The campsites seem nice. We haven’t had a camper in years, so it’s a cabin for us. Maybe someday!
Some sites are more in the forest than others.
Here is a picture of a deluxe cabin. We have stayed in this type of cabin before in KOAs, but we opted for the camping cabin this time. The deluxe cabins have a bathroom with a shower and a kitchenette. You can read about our stay in a deluxe cabin at Moab, Utah, here. We also stayed in a deluxe cabin in West Glacier, Montana; both stays were great.
We opted for a camping cabin this time. We brought our own linens since these cabins are pretty bare-boned. You can rent linens, but we didn’t mind bringing some blankets and pillow with us. The cabins have electricity and sleeping spaces; that was enough for us.
We also knew we’d need to use the shower house. For one night, that worked. We wanted to have some more time among the redwoods, and this seemed like a good way to do that.
Our Camping Cabin Site
I requested a cabin that was deeper in the woods, if possible. As it turned out, most of the cabins are in wooded areas.
We stayed in cabin K10. I don’t think we could’ve been more in the woods, which is what we’d hoped for.
Our cabin had this adorable swing.
Here is the view from our porch. The red car is ours. As you can see, we had a lot of space at our campsite. You can also see the picnic table and fire ring for our site.
Here is a closer look. The site doesn’t have a grill, but we road trip with our portable propane grill, so we were good to go. We like to grill in picnic areas of national parks, so we bring the grill along.
Here is Kristin among the redwoods. This was really our first taste of Redwood National and State Parks, so we were pretty excited to get out and roam the forest.
Here is our car next to the trees at our campsite for reference.
Across the dirt road from us was a tent site. I like how the tent is hidden behind these massive roots.
After dinner, we lit up the fire ring as we sat outside. It was July, but it got cold! In fact, the cabin had space heaters for us to use at night, and we did.
Inside Our Camping Cabin
Here is a look inside. We had a two-room cabin. The main room had a double bed.
The second room had two sets of bunk beds. Note the little space heater.
We had more beds than we needed. You could easily sleep six people in the cabin.
Here is the view looking out the front window.
The next morning, we packed up our bedding, luggage, and supplies and headed to our first destination of the day. We wanted to see some of the areas that were similar to the locations where Return of the Jedi was filmed. You can’t see the actual locations, but a ranger guided us to Jedidiah Smith Redwoods State Park. To read about our time there, click here.
We had a great stay. As I mentioned before, it was just for one night; however, I could’ve happily stayed there for two or three. The chilly evenings were unexpected, but the heaters in the cabin helped. We wanted to sleep among the trees, and we did.
If you’re looking for a place to stay at the northern tip of Redwoods National and State Parks, this is an excellent choice if you don’t mind roughing it a bit. The KOA does have a gift shop with some supplies, but you will probably want to make a plan for meals while you’re there. You can enjoy a gamerooom and nearby river swimming, but the main activity in the area is checking out the parks. Crescent City has plenty of restaurants, but we didn’t experience any of those.
Give the Crescent City/Redwoods KOA Holiday a shot. We were glad we did!
Click below to read about our other adventures on this road trip.
Hoh Rain Forest in Olympic National Park
Ruby Beach in Olympic National Park
