Redwood Trading Post

Redwood Trading Post Your source for fine outdoor gear, work wear, travel clothing, sunglasses, tactical gear and much more! What a task that was!

Redwood Trading Post began in a Quonset hut down at Five Points, near El Camino and Woodside Road, in 1952. Located on Main Street Redwood City, California, the store was known as Redwood Surplus. Joseph Weber purchased the business in 1964 and worked very hard to develop a reliable source for specialty outdoor gear. The business moved to 1305 El Camino Real in 1974, into a building shared with Mi

das Muffler. In 1984 Midas Muffler moved out and Redwood Trading Post expanded to occupy the entire building. The Webers are a do-it-yourself-family, and along with little outside help they managed to renovate and outfit the expanded location. There were walls to be torn down, shelves to be built, lighting to be wired, racks to be designed, and fixtures to be painted. Piece by piece the store you see today was put together. Even today you can feel the old car lift in the floor left over from the muffler shop. In 1988 the offices formerly being used by the California Youth Authority on Wilson Street became the storage facility for Redwood Trading Post. Over the years his three sons, Larry, Randy, and Ron joined Joseph. Redwood Trading Post is a true family business. By 1982, the three Weber brothers shared joint ownership of the business. For many years it was run by the three brothers while father, Joe, kept the books and mother, Tessie, headed the cash registers. Not many businesses still open after this many years can claim such a rich, nurturing history. In 2003 Joe finally realized he had much more interesting things to do and completely turned Redwood Trading Post over to the care of his sons.

09/04/2026

The nose knows...Robin smells something good at Redwood Trading post. She's off to investigate.

08/28/2026

The RTP kitties have taken over this customer's truck. Yar! Crazy little pirate kitties!

08/28/2026

When a mysterious shipment of tennis balls arrived at our store we realized that most (but clearly not all) of our staff can juggle.

08/15/2026

RTP kitties getting their morning cardio in. Such happy kitties!!!

The Osbourne collection contains some of Benchmade's most classic knives. Come on by and check out the whole family.
08/14/2026

The Osbourne collection contains some of Benchmade's most classic knives. Come on by and check out the whole family.

08/13/2026

Cats always know when they're being filmed.

07/28/2026

My friend Kristy and I climbed the Tuolumne Triple this weekend. Such a great day out in the wilderness. Here you can see us soloing to the summit of Cathedral Peak. Video by Venturesloth.

07/28/2026

My friend Kristy and I climbed the Tuolumne Triple this weekend (Tenaya Peak, Matthes Crest, and Cathedral Peak). Such an amazing day. Here we can be seen soloing towards the summit of Cathedral Peak, first climbed (up the 4th class backside) by John Muir in 1869.
Video by Venturesloth

07/18/2026

Kitty update: our four kitties are still here, happy, healthy...and hungry. Come on by the storeand say "hello" to our security panthers.

Ironically, the most famous tree in Joshua Tree National Park is actually a Juniper tree.We didn't know it was famous ti...
06/27/2026

Ironically, the most famous tree in Joshua Tree National Park is actually a Juniper tree.
We didn't know it was famous till we stayed in the campsite adjacent to it, and every day dozens of photographers would stomp through our campsite to get the perfect picture. It is a pretty cool tree...and Penguin Rock next to it is pretty photogenic too.

Address

1455 Veterans Boulevard
Redwood City, CA
94063

Opening Hours

Monday 9:30am - 7pm
Tuesday 9:30am - 7pm
Wednesday 9:30am - 7pm
Thursday 9:30am - 7pm
Friday 9:30am - 7pm
Saturday 10am - 6pm
Sunday 10am - 6pm

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