Though they once thrived throughout much of the Northern Hemisphere, redwoods are now unique to coastal California and Oregon.
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California is renowned for its Pacific Ocean views and ancient redwood forests. Better Place Forests offers beautiful, tranquil memorial tree locations throughout the state, including new forests coming soon to Yosemite Gateway and the Western Sierra.
Sequoias and giant redwoods are often referred to interchangeably, though they are two very different, though equally remarkable, species of tree. Both naturally occurring only in California, these two species share a distinctive cinnamon-colored bark and the proclivity for growing to overwhelming heights.
General Sherman Tree is at the north end of Giant Forest. The General Sherman Tree is the world's largest tree, measured by volume. It stands 275 feet (83 m) tall, and is over 36 feet (11 m) in diameter at the base.
The Coastal Redwoods are the tallest trees in the world and are certainly amazing to see. However, I would still consider Sequoia the more impressive of the two parks. Sequoia trees are almost as tall as the Coastal Redwoods, but are much larger in width.
While most people stop at the Redwoods National and State Parks in northern California, the trees continue growing across the border, planting their roots into the forests of southwest Oregon. Admittedly, the trees in Oregon are much smaller and far less impressive than the famous stands in California.
Sequoias and giant redwoods are often referred to interchangeably, though they are two very different, though equally remarkable, species of tree. Both naturally occurring only in California, these two species share a distinctive cinnamon-colored bark and the proclivity for growing to overwhelming heights.
If you want to visit the redwoods trees, you should stay in one of the towns near the Redwoods National and State Parks. Arcata is one of the best ones and it offers excellent accommodations such as the Classic Craftsman cabin.
Massive, ancient giant sequoias live in three groves in Yosemite National Park. The most easily accessible of these (spring through fall) is the Mariposa Grove near the park's South Entrance, off of the Wawona Road (Highway 41). Two smaller—and less visited—groves are the Tuolumne and Merced Groves near Crane Flat.
General Sherman is a giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) tree located at an elevation of 2,109 m (6,919 ft) above sea level in the Giant Forest of Sequoia National Park in Tulare County, in the U.S. state of California. By volume, it is the largest known living single-stem tree on Earth.