Redwood National Park
Collaborative group of parks in California.
Each edition grades its towns against each other only.

Of the 5 places to visit in and around Brookings, 4 are parks & monuments. None of them is inside Brookings itself. Some 1.2M visitors a year come to Redwood National Park. Travel 48 mi and you reach Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park.

Collaborative group of parks in California.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
On the map, most of the 5 sit to the southeast.
Orange: Brookings. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
These 6 are within 60 miles, none in town.
Collaborative group of parks in California.
National monument in the United States.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Brookings → · Brookings’ history →
Redwood National Park: Michael Schweppe, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve: David Monniaux, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park: Mario Vaden (talk · contribs), Public domain · Six Rivers National Forest: Clinton Steeds, CC BY 2.0 · Brother Jonathan: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park: California Department of Parks and Recreation, Public domain