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This week we visit the Big Tree in Redwood National and Sate Parks. The Redwood Parks are comprised of one national park and three state parks located along the coast of northern California. The park's size is about 139,000 acres and contains a large number of old-growth coastal redwoods. We were looking for a short and easy trail because we were on our Yosemite road trip during our visit and did not have much time to explore the park. The Big Tree sounded like an interesting spot and kids wanted to see how big really is the Big Tree, so that was where we picked our stop. The tree itself is only 100 meters from the parking lot. The surrounding trails were all paved and wheelchair accessible. We took the short walk from the parking lot towards the Big Tree and saw a ranger providing a guided tour to a group of teenagers and a few adults. It looked like a highschool field trip. When we reached the Big Tree, we were amazed by the enourmous height and circumfrance of the tree. After admiring the Big Tree and taking a few photos, we walked along the trail and explored the surrounding area for a short while before heading back to the car.

Large sign on the side of the road when we turned off highway 101 and onto Newton B. Drury Scenic Parkway.

Lots of tall redwood trees along the road.

Info board and map of the park at the Big Tree parking lot.

Info board about the coastal redwoods.

We were making our way from the parking lot towards the Big Tree.

The trail was paved and wheelchair accessible.

We saw a ranger giving a tour to a group of teenagers and a few adults.

Stats of the Big Tree. Estimated 1500 years old!

Full view of the Big Tree.

Funny sign. There was indeed a lot of big trees there.

Section of a big tree.

Fallen tree that was cut up. Its trunk's diameter was taller than me.