Hendy Woods State Park

Hendy Woods State Park is a state park located in Mendocino County, California. The convert|845|acre|km2|sing=on park contains two groves of old growth Coast Redwood: Big Hendy (80 acres) and Little Hendy (20 acres). The Navarro River runs through the length of the park.

Hendy Woods was named after Joshua Hendy who built a large sawmill on the Navarro River. In 1958 California created a park to protect the remaining groves of redwoods.

References

* [http://parks.ca.gov/?page_id=438 Hendy Woods State Park] , California State Parks
* [http://www.mcn.org/1/mendoparks/hendy.htm Hendy Woods State Park] , Mendocino District, California State Parks
*Rust, Marion Hendy. [http://www.sunnyvale.ca.gov/voices/Hendy/hendy.html The Hendy Ironworks] , Sunnyvale Voices, Sunnyvale Public Library