Big Basin Redwoods State Park

Big Basin Redwood State park is about an hour south of Palo Alto. The drive was beautiful- winding roads up the mountain with some breathtaking sites along the way. Good thing I am comfortable with driving State Route 31 in Tenneessee--hairpin turns, back tracking and narrow bridges to get there. It was fun!

So starting out- next to the Rangers office take a look at that
Redwood! And that is one of 1,000's on the property!
Big Basin Redwood state park is host to over 81 miles of trails. Some are short but many are over 11 miles. Hiking and camping along the way or tent, rv camping or tent-cabins as well. Over 18,000 acres located in the Santa Cruz mountains.