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FACILITIES/TRAILHEAD Just beyond the entrance station are a visitor center with books, maps, and helpful staff, as well as a cafe, a gift shop, restrooms, phone, and water. The trailhead is on the northwest end of the main parking area, just left of the entrance station and visitor center.

After paying a small entrance fee, head northwest on a level, paved path, passing an information board with history of the park and of the redwood-conservation movement. This path is commonly called the Main Trail, but it is also the continuation of the Bootjack Trail from Mt. Tamalpais State Park.

About 100 feet from the trailhead, you pass a path, right, to the gift shop and the cafe, which are open 9 A.M. to 5 P.M. Redwood Creek, which gathers water from several tributaries cascading down the south side of Mt. Tamalpais, is on your left.

Approaching Bridge 1, you get your first look at the giant coast redwoods that fill the valley, making this such a special place. Beyond Bridge 1, you stay on the east side of Redwood Creek. Rest benches here and there invite you to sit and contemplate the sights and sounds of this ancient forest, which, on weekends, may be full of visitors.