{"id":4884,"date":"2022-12-13T07:48:21","date_gmt":"2022-12-13T15:48:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orick.net\/?p=4884"},"modified":"2022-12-13T08:14:05","modified_gmt":"2022-12-13T16:14:05","slug":"winter-in-the-redwoods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orick.net\/winter-in-the-redwoods\/","title":{"rendered":"Winter in the Redwoods"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Redwood National Park can be surprisingly mild in the winter with high temperatures in the mid 50s and lows in the mid 40s. Crowd sizes are small this time of year, which makes for a more personal experience in the park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"gb-block-image gb-block-image-1b53b9fe\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"719\" height=\"435\" class=\"gb-image gb-image-1b53b9fe\" src=\"https:\/\/orick.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/38930395450_e65d7fb13a_k-720x450-1-e1670946711886.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"38930395450_e65d7fb13a_k-720x450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orick.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/38930395450_e65d7fb13a_k-720x450-1-e1670946711886.jpg 719w, https:\/\/orick.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/38930395450_e65d7fb13a_k-720x450-1-e1670946711886-300x182.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 719px) 100vw, 719px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You can find yourself in complete solitude in many of the parks groves in winter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One thing to consider is that this is the rainiest time of year in the park, which brings its own rewards as the true lushness of the trees comes to life. Photographers find this an excellent time of year to visit.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While the climate is mild, snow sometimes collects in the higher elevations of the park along Bald Hills Road and occasionally dusts the coastal groves.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Winter Temps in Redwood National Park<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>December 55F \/ 45F<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>January 57F \/ 46F<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>February 57F \/ 45F<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>March 58F \/ 45F<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Winter is a great time to escape to Redwood National Park, which has a far milder season than much of the nation due to its temperate climate. Popular winter activities include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Finding solitude on a redwood hiking trail.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Driving the park\u2019s scenic roads to enjoy forest and ocean views. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Watching the park\u2019s resident elk population. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Experiencing the forest in the rain.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Redwood National Park can be surprisingly mild in the winter with high temperatures in the mid 50s and lows in the mid &#8230; <a title=\"Winter in the Redwoods\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/orick.net\/winter-in-the-redwoods\/\" aria-label=\"More on Winter in the Redwoods\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4889,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/orick.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4884"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/orick.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/orick.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orick.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orick.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4884"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/orick.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4884\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4896,"href":"https:\/\/orick.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4884\/revisions\/4896"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orick.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4889"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/orick.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4884"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orick.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4884"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orick.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4884"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}