Our search for a campground with sites along a river (or creek) began here in earnest. We so enjoyed our experience at Swift Creek (Wyoming, 2015) that we were hoping to have multiple similar experiences as we headed north. Unfortunately, the four-year long drought left the creek at Grizzly Creek Redwoods State Park with so little water that it didn’t provide any sound, even though our campsite was only a few feet away. The ranger’s office here—manned by a volunteer—provides educational programs for kids in the summer, and has an impressive diorama of local ‘critters’ on display, all having died naturally or having been hit by cars. He told us they expand the collection bit-by-bit as funds became available for paying a taxidermist. And of course, it was fun to be here knowing that this park is where they filmed the chase scene through the forests of Endor in the movie ‘Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi.’