Traveling to CA next summer. What area do the redwood trees grow? Would like to see them up close.

Muir Woods

can you go through Muir Woods, then do sonoma/napa all in a day trip from SF?

Hi Crissy

The range of the coastal redwoods in California extend from northern San Luis Obispo County to the Oregon border in Del Norte County. These Redwoods usually grow near but not on the coast. The counties of Del Norte, Humboldt and Mendocino have the greatest concentration of these trees. There are several State Parks and Redwood National Park to visit. The Giant Sequoias grow in the Sierra Nevada Mountain range. Kings Canyon, Sequoia, and Yosemite National Parks have these redwood trees. I can give you more advice about the coastal redwoods if you like. They are a favorite of mine.

Have fun
GP

Thanks to all for your replies.

PS I wonder if had been Janet, the brunette, if you would have replied as promptly or as thoroughly? Just wondering. I still appriciate the replies!!

Can one do Muir Woods AND Napa all in a one day trip from San Francisco? No. You'll do injustice to one or the other.

The best place to see redwoods is (surprise!) Redwood National Park, a day's drive north of San Francisco. Check out

www.nps.gov/redw

for info.

We have visited the many of the various redwood parks and I still favor Armstrong Redwood Park in Gurneville. It is small and you may be one of handful of people there much of the year. the sunlight radiating down through the branches is incredible.

Other places to enjoy redwoods without the crowds are Big Basin State Park in the Santa Cruz mountains and Feiffer Big Sur State Park (inland from the Big Sur coast). If you're up for a serious day-long hike, around 15 miles, the Skyline to the Sea trail in Big Basin State Park is terrific - starts in the mountains through the redwoods, all the way down to the coastline and beach just north of Santa Cruz.