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Redwood National and State Parks

Natural World Heritage property in United States, inscribed in 1980 under criteria (vii), (ix).

Redwood National and State Parks, United States
Photo: Michael Schweppe · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage SiteCarlsbad Caverns National ParkCasas GrandesChaco Culture World Heritage SiteDinosaur Provincial ParkEl Pinacate y Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere ReserveGrand Canyon National ParkHead-Smashed-In Buffalo JumpIslands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of CaliforniaMesa Verde National ParkNinstintsOlympic National ParkRedwood National and State ParksRock Paintings of Sierra de San FranciscoTaos PuebloWaterton-Glacier International Peace ParkWriting-on-Stone Provincial ParkYellowstone National ParkYosemite National Park41.374° N, 123.998° W
State Party
United States
Year of inscription
1980
Criteria
viiix
Area of property
41,571 ha
Location
Del Norte County, Humboldt County
What it is
group of protected areas, protected area
Founded or built
1968
Component parts
4 (serial property)
Next to
Pacific Ocean
Visitors a year
622,883 (2024) · ranking
Official website
nps.gov/redw
Reference
WHC 134 · Wikidata Q63863168

Why it is on the List

(vii)Superlative natural phenomena or areas of exceptional natural beauty.(ix)An outstanding example of ongoing ecological and biological processes in ecosystems on land, in fresh water or at sea.
nearby

Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Yosemite National Park, United States556 kmYosemite National ParkUnited States · 1984NaturalOlympic National Park, United States704 kmOlympic National ParkUnited States · 1981NaturalYellowstone National Park, United States1153 kmYellowstone National ParkUnited States · 1978NaturalWaterton-Glacier International Peace Park, Canada1157 kmWaterton-Glacier International Peace ParkCanada · 1995NaturalGrand Canyon National Park, United States1186 kmGrand Canyon National ParkUnited States · 1979NaturalHead-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump, Canada1230 kmHead-Smashed-In Buffalo JumpCanada · 1981Cultural
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