Welcome to Standish-Hickey State Recreation Area
Gateway to the tall trees country, Standish-Hickey State Recreation Area offers camping, picnicking, hiking, fishing and swimming on the South Fork of the Eel River—part of the third-largest river system in California. Nearly ten miles of trails weave through steep canyon bluffs, second-growth forests and pockets of old-growth redwood and Douglas-fir. The fast-moving river— with its rapids, holes of varying depths, calm shallow areas, and cobblestone bed—is especially popular with both swimmers and anglers.

Park visitors enjoy warm summer temperatures, varying between 70 and 100 degrees. Winter temperatures range from 20 to 75 degrees. Heavy coastal rainfall averages 70 inches per year.




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