Below are the best spots to see the redwoods in California, PLUS exactly what you should do in the area. Most redwoods are found on a hike, but there’s usually a stunning coastal view or a beach ...

There are trees and then there are California's giant redwood trees. Travel writer Sarah Sekula shows you the best spots and ways to see them.

Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park is most famous for its 40-acre grove of old-growth redwoods, which has the park's tallest tree at 277 feet and 1,500 years old. Sarah Rice/Special to The Chronicle ...

McApin tree, Harold Richardson Redwoods Reserve Estimated age: 1,640 years old The tree's location, on property about 40 miles west of Geyserville, is not open to the public - yet.

The view is twisted, candelabra-like trees that are a sight to see. Instead of growing straight up, these trees have reiterated trunks just feet from the ground that shoot upward in all directions.

The most common reason that I see for the top dying on a redwood tree is that they are not getting enough water. A redwood tree needs a lot of water, coast redwood trees are native to the northern ...

When I was 15, my family took a road trip through Northern California, stopping to see the coast redwoods of Humboldt County. Redwoods are famous for their majesty: They have deep red bark, and ...