Andrew Walsh of Ben Lomond, Calif., explores a hollow tree with son Philip, 2, in Big Basin Redwoods State Park in September 2019. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times) By Stuart Leavenworth ...

Nearly five years after a massive fire burned California’s oldest state park, Big Basin Redwoods, blackening groves of famous ...

California redwood road trip: 5 memorable ways to experience the massive trees. Established in 1902, Big Basin Redwoods State Park is California's oldest state park, preserving more than 18,000 acres.

California state parks are expecting a large crowd to visit Big Basin State Park this weekend. When people arrive, they will see a lot of new growth on the side of the trees and branches.

Which is better: Sequoia or Redwood National Park? “They're basically siblings, and so it's like comparing your kids,” Taylor said. ... it's kind of this big stand-alone tree. ...

When you first drive into Big Basin Redwoods State Park the majesty, and the destruction, are both on full display. Towering redwood trees stand as symbols of survival, but at the same time, the ...

A brunch sprouts from a burned redwood tree at Big Basin Redwoods State Park on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group) Originally Published: August 20, 2024 at 2:00 PM PDT.

Photos taken in Big Basin Redwoods State Park, about 1 mile from headquarters, in April 2021, left, and Nov. 15, 2023, show the dramatic recovery from the 2020 CZU Lightning Complex Fire.

A brunch sprouts from a burned redwood tree at Big Basin Redwoods State Park on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group) Originally Published: August 20, 2024 at 10:20 AM PDT.

It’s a reality at Calaveras Big Trees State Park near Arnold, California. ... I found the biggest Redwood in the park, the Agassiz Tree, at the halfway point of the loop.