Headwaters Forest Reserve

The Headwaters Forest Reserve is a group of old growth coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) groves in the Northern California coastal forests ecoregion near Humboldt Bay of the U.S. state of California. Comprising about 7,472 acres (30.24 km2), it is managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) as part of the National Landscape Conservation System.

Headwaters Forest Reserve
Headwaters Forest in Northern California
LocationEureka, California, United States
Coordinates40.63766°N 124.07959°W / 40.63766; -124.07959
Area7,472 acres (30.24 km2)
EstablishedMarch 1999
Visitors8,000 (in 2007)
Governing bodyBureau of Land Management / State of California

The climate is characterized by maritime conditions of cool, wet and foggy winters and cool to warm cloudy summers. Elevations range from 100 feet (30 m) to over 2,000 feet (610 m).

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