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The Redwood Empire (also Redwood Coast or North Coast) is a region of California that stretches from the Golden Gate to the southern coast of Oregon. It consists of eight counties, all but one of which front the Pacific Ocean or San Francisco Bay, and is named for the Coast Redwood tree (distinct from the Giant Sequoia), a species which can reach 112 meters (350 feet) in height, and only grows within 80 km (50 miles) of the coast. There is some overlap between the Redwood Empire and California's Wine Country. The Redwood Empire is generally regarded as comprising Marin, Sonoma, Napa, Lake, Mendocino, Humboldt and Del Norte counties in California, with Josephine County in Oregon sometimes included as well. Major towns and cities of the region include Marin, San Rafael, Novato, Petaluma, Rohnert Park, Santa Rosa, Point Arena, Ukiah, Mendocino, Fort Bragg, Eureka, Arcata, and Crescent City. The region includes Humboldt Redwoods State Park, Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park, Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park, Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park and Redwood National Park. Together these parks have more than 45 percent of all the old-growth redwood forest in California.
