Avenue of the Giants
Phillipsville → Pepperwood, CA · ~31 miles · half day
Stylized illustration, not a photo — the real place looks different (and that’s half the fun).
A quiet parallel to US-101 through Humboldt Redwoods State Park, running beneath the tallest trees on earth — some over 350 feet and two thousand years old.
Updated July 2026.
Old-growth redwoods, up close.
You crane your neck the whole way. Pull over, walk into a grove, and the world goes silent and cathedral-green.
States on this route
The signature stops
What to pull over for.
The best stops on the Avenue of the Giants are the places that define the drive, not just the nearest towns. Roamward orders them for the road: start with Rockefeller Forest, Founders Grove, Shrine Drive-Thru Tree, Immortal Tree, then open each stop guide for the pull-over context.
01Rockefeller Forestthe largest old-growth redwood forest left — open the stop guideCA
02Founders Grovean easy loop past the fallen Dyerville Giant — open the stop guideCA
03Shrine Drive-Thru Treethe classic kitschy drive-through redwood — open the stop guideCA
04Immortal Treea survivor of fire, flood, and lightning — open the stop guideCA
05Eternal Treehousea hollowed living redwood you can stand inside — open the stop guideCA
Where to eat
Restaurants along this route.
Restaurants on the Avenue of the Giants are chosen for trip usefulness: gateway-town location, a clear reason to stop, and enough quality to make a traveler save the pick. Start with The Pub at The Creamery, Cafe Waterfront, Lost Coast Brewery, Eel River Brewing Company.
A curated set of trip-useful meals near the route — enough to anchor driving days without turning the guide into a phone book.
- The Pub at The Creamery
Arcata pub plates and local beer for redwoods travelers who want a real town meal after the Avenue of the Giants corridor.
- Cafe Waterfront
An Old Town Eureka seafood stop that works as the northern redwoods overnight meal.
- Lost Coast Brewery
A flexible Eureka brewpub for groups finishing the Humboldt redwoods stretch.
- Eel River Brewing Company
A Fortuna brewpub that makes a practical southern Avenue of the Giants meal before the redwoods take over.
- Benbow Historic Inn Restaurant
A historic Eel River inn dining room that makes the southern redwood approach feel like a deliberate overnight instead of a quick pass-through.
- Eel River Cafe
A Garberville diner stop that helps the redwood corridor work as a practical meal day, not just a string of pullouts.
- Woodrose Cafe
Local-loved Garberville brunch and lunch stop with Humboldt character, useful before or after the Avenue of the Giants drive.
- The Peg House
A Leggett roadside stop at the north end of the redwood corridor, good for sandwiches and a breather after Avenue of the Giants.
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