Geology
Within Redwood National Park there are three other state parks. Jedediah Smith, Del Norte Coast, and Prairie Creek. These three parks mark the boundaries for Redwood. This park is famous for the big redwood trees that are only found in this part of California. Most of these redwoods are protected by Redwood National Park which stretches 50 miles in northern California almost to Oregon. If it wasn't for the parks protection many of these historic trees would have been cut down because of logging being a popular industry. The grinding of tectonic plates, hammering of the Pacific Ocean and humans destructive actions have formed this geological area. This area is prone to seismic activity more than anywhere else in the U.S. Most earthquakes occur offshore which causes another natural phenomenon, a tsunami. Seismic activity formed a special uplift found on the San Fransisco peninsula called the Franciscan Assemblage. You can catch a glimpse of these sheared sedimentary rocks along the coast from Enderts Beach to Redwood Creek. (shown in the picture on the right.)
Within Redwood National Park there are three other state parks. Jedediah Smith, Del Norte Coast, and Prairie Creek. These three parks mark the boundaries for Redwood. This park is famous for the big redwood trees that are only found in this part of California. Most of these redwoods are protected by Redwood National Park which stretches 50 miles in northern California almost to Oregon. If it wasn't for the parks protection many of these historic trees would have been cut down because of logging being a popular industry. The grinding of tectonic plates, hammering of the Pacific Ocean and humans destructive actions have formed this geological area. This area is prone to seismic activity more than anywhere else in the U.S. Most earthquakes occur offshore which causes another natural phenomenon, a tsunami. Seismic activity formed a special uplift found on the San Fransisco peninsula called the Franciscan Assemblage. You can catch a glimpse of these sheared sedimentary rocks along the coast from Enderts Beach to Redwood Creek. (shown in the picture on the right.)