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Big Basin Redwoods State Park

California · CA

18K

Acres

7

Trails

6

Campgrounds

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About

California's oldest state park, in the Santa Cruz Mountains, known for ancient coast redwoods and views of the Pacific. The park is recovering from a major wildfire.

Source: parks.ca.gov

From Wikipedia

Big Basin Redwoods State Park is a state park in the U.S. state of California, located in Santa Cruz County, about 36 km (22 mi) northwest of Santa Cruz. The park contains almost all of the Waddell Creek watershed, which was formed by the seismic uplift of its rim, and the erosion of its center by the many streams in its bowl-shaped depression. Part of the natural area is old-growth forest and recognized by the Old-Growth Forest Network.

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