February marks the beginning of a time honored and epic Redwood National Park event that has been taking place before known inhabitants were around to document it and before Redwood National Park was a park at all. This event is the annual return of the majestic Eastern Pacific Grey whales from their breeding and birthing winter grounds in Mexico. From February to April, small pods of between two and six whales head north to Alaskan waters to feed. Female Grey whales give birth every other year and it takes one year for the baby whale to develop. What a perfect cycle.
Redwood National Park is a great place to view these monoliths of the seas from the many whale lookout areas along the Redwood National Park coast. The coastal communities along the Pacific Coast follow the cycle of the whales in their own way. Just about every bluff or beach along the Redwood National Park region has benches and lookouts. Whale watchers are greeted and welcomed during the migratory time with specials and festivals that add to the usual warm hospitality.
If you are looking for ideal Redwood National Park lodging during the whale-watching season, or anytime of year there are a few great choices with close ocean access. The Historic Requa Inn is a distinguished bed and breakfast well over 100 years old. You wont find other Redwood National Park lodging like this one. The Historic Requa Inn maintains an air of privacy, is pristinely kept and offers personal service reminiscent of a hotel. The location is ideal in that it is situated along the banks of the Klamath River, yet the ocean is just a mile away. One of the better known whale watching locations is the Klamath River Overlook which is just up the road from The Historic Requa Inn. When it comes to Redwood National Park lodging, The Historic Requa Inn is great because of the awesome Klamath River Estuary and then the high bluffs that are considered the best whale-watching locations in the area. Not only is the Klamath River Overlook notable for whale-watching, it is also renowned for birding enthusiasts as well as Native American history buffs. The estuary and mouth of the Klamath River has been an important ancestral area for the Yurok people, as well as the entire Klamath area. Staying at the Historic Requa Inn gives you the best of several worlds that Redwood National Park embodies.
Now, some visitors to Redwood National Park will crave for something more romantic or intimate. The Lost Whale Inn is a sweet bed and breakfast retreat overlooking the ocean in Trinidad, CA. This Redwood National Park lodging enjoys private Pacific Ocean access as well as close proximity to the many other whale-watching hot spots in and around Redwood National Park. The Lost Whale Inn has an almost whimsical ambiance with spacious and accommodating rooms. Lavishly landscaped gardens are wrapped around the property with several benches and secluded ocean overlooks. Staying at The Lost Whale Inn will provide a special haven during your Redwood National Park vacation. No other Redwood National Park lodging offers whale-watching from the hot tub or the outstretched gardens.
Well, there is one other potential Redwood National Park lodging that may offer whale-watching from the front yard or hot tub. The several Redwood Coast Vacation Rentals have a vast variety of vacation homes available in the Redwood National Park area. Many of these hide-away homes are situated with ideal views of the Pacific Ocean, perfect for spotting the spouts of the passing Grey whales and other exciting marine life. Still, all of these comfortable vacation homes are close to Redwood National Park and the many whale-watching lookouts in the area.
Redwood National Park is a place of splendor, with diversity from the lush inland vegetation to the frothy Pacific coast teaming with marine life. Accommodations in and around Redwood National Park offer several ideal whale-watching opportunities. Whale-watchers will come back again and again to experience this magnificent migration alongside the gorgeous Redwood National Park. Remember that February through April is the best time to catch the northward migration of the great Grey Whales with their young. If you miss it, keep in mind that after the feeding cycle in Alaska, the gentle giants return along the same by-ways to Mexico again between November and January. Call National Park Reservations today to reserve your Redwood National Park lodging base while you bare witness to the grandest mammal migration on earth.