The giant redwoods of Northern California are the biggest trees in the world. Unlike your own local oaks, these wizened sentinels may have been alive 4,000 years ago. And some are big enough to drive through (courtesy of car-sized bore holes). There's no better metaphor for the conflict...
Drive-Thru Tree Park is a piece of paradise in Northern California where you can drive your car through a Coastal Redwood, hike trails to photograph wild life and native plants, picnic, or shop.
For us, there's no doubt it was a novelty and it was really cool to see the tree so close and to drive and walk throught it, and it was great for photos. That said there are so many spectacular redwoods to see for free throughout the national parks. This did f...
Discover Muir Woods’ towering redwoods with this self-guided walking and driving Audio tour. Wander amid Cathedral Grove’s quiet giants, explore Bohemian Grove’s peaceful meadows, follow the Main Trail (Redwood Creek Trail) beneath ancient canopies, and take in coastal serenity at Muir Beach. ...
Big Basin Redwoods was designed as a state park in 1902. The area features hiking trails, waterfalls and the famous Coast Redwood Trees. They can live for more than a thousand years and are among the tallest trees in the world. Santa Cruz ...
Small town New Zealand at its finest; we actually love to come here for a weekend getaway. While there are plenty of things to do in Cambridge, when passing through on a drive to Wellington, we usually just stop for coffee, lunch or a walk up and down the main street. ...
There is an access trail to the falls from the park, but you’ll have to pay the $10 entrance fee. If you have time, stop to visit the park which is home to redwoods that are over 2,500 years old. The falls can also be viewed from the road, but parking your car on the high...
explorers, including conservationist John Muir and President Theodore Roosevelt hiked among Yosemite Valley's redwood trees. On the valley and trees, President Roosevelt remarked, "There can be nothing in the world more beautiful than the Yosemite, the groves of the giant sequoias and redwoods......
This is a lovely day trip out to see the Giant Redwoods at Muir Woods. A coach journey takes you over the Golden Gate Bridge, a quick stop for some photos, and then on to a beautiful walk in the woods. If you have the time, we would rec...
State of Redwoods Conservation Report: A Tale of Two Forests, Coast Redwoods, Giant Sequoia; Save the Redwoods League: San Francisco, CA, USA, 2018. [Google Scholar] Farjon, A.; Schmid, R. Sequoia sempervirens. The IUCN red list of threatened species 2013, e.T34051A2841558. Available ...