ExploreRedwoods.org has long showcased more than 100 national, state, and local redwood parks in California as well as a few in Oregon. To help narrow your choices as summer approaches, consider these favorite, off-the-beaten-track parks as chosen by Save the …
Day hikes are one way to experience the awe of California’s coast redwood and giant sequoia forests, but there’s nothing like the immersive experience of backpacking in these places. Carrying everything you’ll need allows you to reach parts of the …
Four rad rides in the coast redwoods ranging from heart pumpers for mountain bikers to smooth trails for road biking beginners.
A day trip to Portola Redwoods State Park highlights just a few of the fun things you can do in the redwoods.
Here are three of the best campgrounds in the redwoods near the San Francisco Bay Area, along with recommended hikes, nearby destinations, and packing tips.
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We’re nine people, trekking through Portola Redwoods State Park on a sunny Saturday afternoon led by Rolando Cohen and Harry Pollack from Save the Redwoods League. Our hike was a component of the League’s Free Redwoods Days, which will happen every second Saturday of 2018.
When California’s state-park crisis hit in 2011, businessman Andrew Vought was shocked to find that Portola Redwoods State Park was slated for closure. “I couldn’t let that happen,” he said. Vought had long enjoyed hiking and camping at the park, …
Just a short drive southwest of San Jose lies the beautiful Portola Redwoods State Park. A few years ago, the park — which shelters some of the tallest, most majestic redwoods in the Santa Cruz Mountains — was threatened with …
It is all the rage! New York Times columnist Nick Bilton writes this week that a founder of Pinterest “drive[s] until cell service drops off (yes, this is possible) and spend[s] the weekend engaged with all things analog. . .”. …
We have some good news here at Save the Redwoods League, and we’re thrilled about it! We have reached a major milestone by raising half of the $8 million cost to protect some of the tallest and oldest redwood forests …
This weekend, I visited a corner of paradise in Portola Redwoods State Park. This park is the home of some of the tallest, most majestic redwoods in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Now is the perfect time to see a veil …
I don’t know about you, but I love to eat. I can’t get enough of good food, especially after exercising in the redwoods. I’m obsessed with calorie-counting because my friends and I are planning a birthday bash in October, so …
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