Standish-Hickey State Recreation Area

Leggett, Mendocino County, California · State Recreation Area

A redwood-forested state recreation area along the South Fork Eel River near Leggett, offering camping, swimming holes, fishing, and hiking trails through old-growth and second-growth redwood groves.

Campgrounds

• Hickey Campground — June – September · 61 tent sites · Primitive · Drive-in · reserve
• Redwood Campground — Open (checked 2026-08-04) · Drive-in
• Rock Creek Campground — June – December · 32 tent sites · Drive-in · reserve

Top trails

• Taber Nature Trail — 1.6 mi · Loop
• Hickey Campground to Captain Miles Standish Tree — 1.6 mi · Loop
• Mill Creek Loop Trail — 1.4 mi · 149 ft gain · 33m · Loop
• Big Tree Trail — 1.4 mi one way · 271 ft gain · 37m · Point to point

Coordinates: 39.8775, -123.7376.

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