Redwood National And State Parks

Driving in you'll be taken aback by how massive the trees are. Some are more than 1000 years old and you can certainly tell by looking at them. Tons of hiking available and most of it isn't very difficult. If you're a camper you can stay in the park or at one of the surrounding campsites for a low price.Heck you can spend hours just running back and forth making speederbike noises with your mouth and pretending to fight Ewoks.

There is literally nothing like the Redwoods. Totally worth an early morning hike. TAKE the tour-- they have so much wonderful information and Redwoods are a super unique breed of tree. I learned a lot!

These trees remind me that I am insignificant in the face of time and nature.

If you get to the park late and the drive through tree is closed you can put money in a mailbox so you can still drive through.

Be sure to drive through the Avenue of the Giants.

Also, the 2 mile walk to the Ladybird Johnson area is so serene and so relaxing. Highly recommended.

The view is breathtaking, making it hard to find words to best describe.

More than just ridiculously tall trees, this park is located on the coastline and has some amazing views. There are also quite a few camping options and I would recommend taking advantage of them!

$35/ Night at the Jedidiah Campgrounds

Hyperion tree is one of the world’s tallest trees. It’s so incredible that its exact location is hidden. But, for those adventurous types out there…it’s located somewhere in California’s Redwood National Park. This northern California wooded paradise includes Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park, Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park and Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park. All this beauty tucked away in just two counties, Del Norte and Humboldt, which have, like, a monopoly on awesome. Within these two counties there are 133,000 acres of old-growth forests, prairie lands, bubbling creeks, and 37 miles of unbelievably pristine coastline. If all that’s not reason enough to visit there’s always the ewoks and velociraptors. Redwood National Park was used a filming location for both Star Wars Episode IV: Return of the Jedi and Lost World: Jurassic Park.

We did this a few months ago it truly is amazing, we went to the trees of mystery and they have a gondola that takes you above the treetops it was so much fun!

I was so impressed with the older trees. They were bigger around than my car. Super cool! Definitely a bucket list visit!