What they are like and where to see giant sequoias in California (United States)

You love nature? If so, in your trip along the west coast of the United States You will find many attractive places.

Specifically, in your route you must include National Parks with landscapes as spectacular as those you can see in the Grand Canyon of the Colorado o Monument Valley.

But in addition to visiting some of these very interesting National Parks you have the possibility see the giant sequoias.

What are giant sequoias like, how big are they and how long do they take to grow?

But you know what are giant sequoias?

Is the oldest and tallest trees that there are on Earth, which extend their life up to 3.000 years and exceed 100 meters in height.

The giant sequoias are also known as California redwoods, since it is precisely in that state on the west coast where they are most abundant.

Where to see redwoods in California

It is highly recommended that when plan your west coast trip reserve the opportunity to surprise yourself with the dimensions of these giant and long-lived trees.

The giant sequoia forests They extend over an area 750 kilometers long along the west coast, from Oregon to California.

They are found in mountains of not too high altitude, although the tallest sequoias grow in the valleys.

You can see giant sequoias, for example, in the redwood parks y Muir woods, north of San Francisco, or in the sequoia park, northeast of Los Angeles.

Where to see redwoods near San Francisco

When planning your trip, one option may be to take advantage of the visit from San Francisco for see the redwoods in the aforementioned Muir Woods Park, which is located only 12 kilometers north of the Californian city.

Here you have information about a Muir Woods tour from San Francisco in a group with a guide in Spanish, a tour in which you also visit Sausalito.

Where to see giant sequoias in Yosemite

You also have the possibility of  see giant sequoias in Mariposa Grove, a place of Yosemite National Park where you can visit a large forest with these imposing trees.

In short, you shouldn't return from a trip to California without visiting a forest where you can see these enormous trees.