Big Basin Redwood Forest fun

We have fun dragging the kids away from their normal daily rituals and putting them in the thick of nature and history. The last thing they want to do on a school weekend is learn more stuff.

The Big Basin Redwoods State Park has a surprising number of waterfalls and a wide variety of environments from lush canyon bottoms to sparse chaparral-covered slopes. Many animals such as deer, raccoon, coyote, fox, an occasional bobcat, mountain lion, and many bird species--including California quail, egret, heron, hawk, owl, woodpecker, and the endangered marbled murrelet--call Big Basin home. And of course there are always plenty of banana slugs!