While in the Benbow area of northern California we visited a nearby scenic drive called “Avenue of the Giants”.  It’s called that because much of the forest that the scenic drive bisects are large redwoods.

The drive itself used to be part of hwy 101 – but early in the 1900s they built a bypass for 31 miles.  Some people who loved that 31 miles started a movement to save the area and especially the large trees.  They were successful and the area is now a state park.

There are several pull-outs and short drives so you can get close up to some of the large trees.  There are a few very primitive campgrounds as well, but we certainly wouldn’t get our big cougar into a site even if we wanted to ‘dry-camp’ (no elec or water).

We drove the 31 miles and stopped several times to see the forest nd large trees.  It’s a gorgeous area and the trees are magnificent!!

Here are some pictures of the area: