Spellbound in the Redwoods
Have you ever dreamed of spending your days surrounded by towering redwoods, sharing your passion for nature with visitors from around the world? As a volunteer at the Humboldt Visitor Center in the Redwoods State Park – Weott, California, we had the privilege of doing just that.
When we completed our volunteer position at Albee Creek Campground as Camp Hosts, we were offered the opportunity to volunteer at the Visitors Centers for the California State Parks in Humboldt County along the Avenue of the Giants. We had visited the center often taking advantage of the museum and information that supported us in obtaining as much information about the California State Redwoods as we could. As a result, it was an easy decision for us to take advantage of this unique opportunity.
We started out at Richardson Grove Visitor Center in Garberville, California. The stay was short but offered a great experience in preparation for our next gig at the Visitor Center on the Avenue of the Giants, which was much busier and had many more events.
Humboldt Visitor Center Images
Typical Events at the Humboldt Visitor Center
The Humboldt Visitor Center on the Avenue of the Giants California State Park in Humboldt County is open year round and provides a wide variety of events. We had the honor of taking part in some of those exciting activities. Listed below are some of the events we took part in except for Santa’s visit:
- Star Gazing Party summers at Albee Creek Campground led by Astronomers of Humboldt, Eureka, California
- Daily Interpretive Walks at the Center by extremely knowledgeable and informative interpreters.
- Santa’s Visit
- Haunted Halloween Candlelight Walk at Gould Grove Nature Trail
- Smokey’ Birthday at the Center
- Junior Ranger Program
- Marathon Runs – Avenue of the Giants and Rockefeller Forest, Mattole Road
- And many more……..
The Visitor Center was an exciting place to volunteer. We felt honored to be able to take part and hopefully make visitors’ stop enjoyable and educational We would definitely participate again in the future
Such a cool visitor center! I like the big Smokey!