Sunrise to Sunset
Robert Louis Stevenson State Park
Phone Number
(707) 942-4575
Park Hours
Dogs Allowed?
No
Driving Directions to Robert Louis Stevenson SP
The park is 7 miles north of Calistoga on Highway 29.Online reservations are not available for this park.
No online brochures available for this park.
Upcoming Park Events
No events scheduled at this moment.
TRAIL USE
Hiking Trails
Hiking Trails
DAY-USE ACTIVITIES & FACILITIES
Vista Point
Geocaching
Vista Point
Geocaching
OTHER FACILITIES & VISITOR INFORMATION
Parking
Parking
The Napa County Regional Park and Open Space District operates
Robert Louis Stevenson State Park. Please visit their website for additional information.
Robert Louis Stevenson State Park is the place where the famous author of Treasure Island and Kidnapped spent his honeymoon in 1880. Although nothing remains of Stevenson’s cabin, the site is identified on the trail to the summit.
The area features rough terrain, with evergreen forests in the canyons on north-facing slopes and chaparral on the south-facing slopes.
There is a five-mile hike to the top of Mt. St. Helena from which one can see much of the San Francisco Bay Area. On good days the top of Mt. Shasta can be seen, 192 miles in the distance.
To protect the park's wildlife and other natural resources, dogs are not permitted in this park.
Collecting or destroying anything in the park, including mushrooms, is prohibited.
Location/Directions
The park is seven miles north of Calistoga on Highway 29.
Seasons/Climate/Recommended clothing
The best seasons are spring and fall. The winter provides the best vistas, but also the greatest chance of snow and chilling wind.
Robert Louis Stevenson State Park
At Robert Louis Stevenson State Park, unlike most of the northern California Coast Ranges, the Mayacama Mountains are largely volcanic in origin. The rocks that form Mount St. Helena and the Palisades are part of a group of rocks known as the Sonoma Volcanics. The Sonoma Volcanics erupted from a number of different volcanic centers in the Napa-Sonoma region between 2.6 and 8 million years ago.
At Robert Louis Stevenson State Park, unlike most of the northern California Coast Ranges, the Mayacama Mountains are largely volcanic in origin. The rocks that form Mount St. Helena and the Palisades are part of a group of rocks known as the Sonoma Volcanics. The Sonoma Volcanics erupted from a number of different volcanic centers in the Napa-Sonoma region between 2.6 and 8 million years ago.
(Photograph by Mike Fuller)