Drive through the redwoods, then DRIVE THROUGH A GIANT REDWOOD!
There are actually 2 distinctly different species of Sequoias. The Giant Redwoods of Yosemite are Sequoia Gigantea, while the ones up here where I live are Sequoia Sempervirens, also known as Coastal Redwoods.
While both are large enough to actually drive a vehicle through, the last Gigantea with a passage fell down in 1969. Now there are only 3 left in the world - and this lens is all about them.
Chandelier Tree
Drive Thru Tree
Tour Through Tree
Come, let's take a look at these amazing trees.
Wawona Tunnel in 1955
Drive Through Trees used to dot the Pacific Northwest
Now there are very few remaining
This one was in Calaveras County:
The Coolidge Tree is no more: it was cut down. SAD!
Here's another one that is gone.
Wawona Tree
Mariposa Grove, Yosemite National Park, CA
Tunnel completed in 1881 - fell down in 1969
All Photos From: AlamedaInfo.com Many More Postcards can be viewed there.
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A few More Photos from Days Gone By
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From 2006 - A quick trip through the Shrine Tree
Myer's Flat, California
This is from 2007, the Drive-Thru Tree on the Avenue of the Giants
This is the Shrine Tree in Myer's Flat
The Shrine Tree Drive Through
Myer's Flat, California
Tour Thru Tree July 2009
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Love 'em or Hate 'em
Make YOUR opinion known
There is a huge controversy about whether trees like these should be used as road side attractions. Thanks to new laws regarding the preservation of these giants, no new Drive Through trees can be created or used if discovered occurring naturally. Since 1969 when the Yosemite tree fell, there have only been 3 Drive Through trees left for visitors, and should anything happen to any of these 3, they cannot be replaced. Is this right? Should owners of property with big trees be allowed to carve out a new drive through or pave a road to an existing tree?
Tourist Trap or National Treasure
Fetching blurbs now... please stand byTourist Trap - why would anybody want to drive through a tree? It's just a TREE, for goodness sake.
Squidster says:
These trees have lived hundreds of years. They deserve our protection. There are few natural wonders left that we haven't already destroyed, and when they're gone they're gone. Then our children's children will only know plastic replicas in Disneyland or Las Vegas.
Posted July 28, 2009
National Treasure! No place else on EARTH has trees this large, and being able to walk or drive through one is a not-to-be-missed experience when visiting the north coast!
MrMarmalade says:
When I was 15 years old a gentleman who mentored me took me driving around the far North of the North Island of New Zealand.
We drove through a giant kauri tree.
Amazement. What a tree!
Top five ***** and fgav u
Posted September 28, 2009
Oludotun Osunsanya says:
They should be allowed. These trees offer rare experience.
Posted March 22, 2009
Jimmie says:
I so want to see these trees! What fun!
Posted November 19, 2008
Joan4 says:
National Treasure! I have always wanted to drive through a redwood - since a friend visited California when I was in grade school!
Posted November 15, 2008
OhMe says:
I have always wanted to drive through one of those trees and had no idea there were only 3 left.
Posted November 15, 2008
Until you can visit the redwoods, you might enjoy one (or more) of these:
For more information or to plan your visit
Here are links to more Big Trees websites
- Welcome to Drive Thru Tree Country
- Located 175 miles north of San Francisco at the junction of US 101 and Coast Highway 1, lies the tiny hamlet of Leggett known worldwide as the home of the Chandelier Drive-Thru Tree.
After driving through the Tree, visit our gift shop, picnic by the pond or hike the Park's 250 acres of wilderness. Drive-Thru Tree Park is open from dawn to dusk year round.
For more information contact:
Drive Thru Tree Park
67402 Drive Thru Tree Road
P.O. Box 10
Leggett, CA 95585
Phone: 707-925-6363
Fax: 707-925-6455
E-mail: underwoodpark@aol.com - Intro to California's Drive Through Trees
- Drive your car through a redwood tree.
There are three "Drive-Through" Trees located on the North Coast. All are privately owned and a fee is charged to drive through. The closest one to Humboldt Redwoods State Park is the Shrine Drive-Thru Tree in Myers Flat, four miles south of the park visitor's center. - FREE 2 Page Report in .PDF
- "Where is the Tree you can Drive Through?" This free download is a 2 page .pdf document from the National Parks Service complete with photos and directions!
- Some Great Photos Here
- This is a nice collection of historical photos about the redwoods and the history of the drive through trees.
Learn more about the Redwoods
These might be interesting and useful
Living Landscapes: Earthscapes - California Redwoods
Amazon Price: $9.99 (as of 12/21/2009) 
Realm of the Ancient Redwoods
Amazon Price: $14.95 (as of 12/21/2009)
Giants in the Earth: The California Redwoods
Amazon Price: (as of 12/21/2009)
Coastal Redwood
Grow a big'un in YOUR backyard!
Coastal Redwood Five Gallon
Amazon Price: (as of 12/21/2009)
Create a woodland look to your landscape with these fast growing, pyramidal evergreen trees. Their fresh looking, woodsy smelling foliage creates an effect matched by few landscape trees. Provide full sun and regular water. Makes an excellent lawn tree. Give these trees plenty of room, as they grow quite large fairly quickly. Hardy to about 20°. A clean tree!
Who's Twittering From Behind the Redwood Curtain?
This will search on Drive through Tree
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- wowpoetry
- Out doing a drive through light display!! Then off to Chee-Burger Chee-Burger for dinner! AND we finally have the tree up!
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- cellenjohnston
- First drive on the snow and I slid almost into a tree before the end of my block. Driving skills through the roof
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- VilledeLux
- Drive-through Christmas tree shop on the Glacis-wunnerbar! http://bit.ly/6iGRgD
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- DJMattDavid
- Had a drive through the snow & finally put the tree up. Now just got to get drunk & knock it over & Xmas would of officially started
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- KAM430
- Driving through the in-n-out drive through a Christmas tree on top of my car haha
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- MollyLowen
- ok. so we got the tree at home depot. what the hell? thats not tree shopping. thats a tree drive-through.
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- ElectricTool
- Denial is a better way/Of getting through another day/And lying is another way/Of hoping it will go away. Porcupine Tree/I Drive the Hearse
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- Chesty_Laroux
- I'm sad I never went through the drive through tree when I lived in Humboldt.
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- ClareFroggatt
- We have a Koala in the tree by our apartment. Just saw kangaroos hopping through bush on drive to Montville. Feeling like a tourist.
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- Ohblimey
- I paid $5 to drive through the world's biggest tree. #justshowingoff
If you don't have room for a BIG tree
how about a Bonsai?
Brussel's Dawn Redwood Outdoor Bonsai Tree
Amazon Price: $43.00 (as of 12/21/2009)
Dawn Redwoods were thought to be totally extinct until discovered at a temple in China in 1941. Thick, fibrous, orange-brown bark and an upright trunk enhance the bonsai's aura of strength and majesty. In autumn, its delicate feather-like foliage changes from pale, green to bright scarlet. This redwood is five years old, 21 inches tall, and comes in a 12-inch pot. Every tree order includes specific growing instructions.
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Some other places in the Redwoods you might enjoy seeing
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Crescent City, California - Come Back Town USA
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Crescent City, California is nestled between the majestic redwood forest and the Pacific Ocean only 21 miles south of the Oregon border. Home to the only natural harbor in California north of San Francisco, Crescent City has a long and colorful histo...
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St George Reef Lighthouse
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The stormy seas of the Pacific Northwest were made a little safer after the wreck of the Brother Jonathan near Crescent City, California, because the St. George Reef Lighthouse was built. Because this site is so rich in historical value, the St. Geor...
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Crescent City Video Showcase
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Del Norte has it all: Wind, Rain, Fog ... oops, I meant Redwood Trees, Clean Water, The Beach, The Ocean ... so why NOT make lots of videos about here? This video showcase is for Crescent City, California -- Come Back Town USA!
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Your Del Norte Vacation: Where to Stay When You Come to Play
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For a small town, Crescent City has more than its share of motels. Some time back somebody somewhere noticed that we were becoming a destination resort area, and so several motel/hotel "big guys" built sleeping stores here. Fortunately, a few of our...
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Roadside Oddities: Trees Of Mystery
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On Historic Hwy. 101, a blind driver would be able to see the hulking sculpture of Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox. What have you just witnessed? Here in Klamath California several mysteries await you, Paul Bunyan being the least. Welcome to the...
Have you driven through a Giant Redwood? Share your memories here!
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- Jewelsofawe Jewelsofawe Sep 27, 2009 @ 3:07 pm
- Glad my zazzle lens was helpful. I have been through the redwood trees you drive through as a child in the seventies. We took a trip up the coast of California from southern Ca where I grew up in Orange County. Love this lens! 5 * and faved
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- a_willow a_willow Aug 16, 2009 @ 4:48 am
- Beautiful pictures on interesting topic! I think I've never seen that big tree! Blessed by an Angel!
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- BarbRad BarbRad Aug 7, 2009 @ 10:37 pm
- I'm sure I have, but it was long ago, so I'm not sure which one it was. I think it was in Sequoia or Kings Canyon in about 1985. But we've also camped at Prairie Creek among the redwoods there and in the Jedediah Smith State Park, so we've been in that part of the state, as well. I love the Redwood country.
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- AdrienneJenkins AdrienneJenkins Aug 5, 2009 @ 11:46 pm
- Just visited some fabulous Redwoods in San Francisco. Wonderful lens to celebrate their beauty.
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- Squidster Squidster Jul 28, 2009 @ 4:26 am
- Beautiful lens, great collection of pictures. A SquidAngel blessing for these magnificent trees! ^:)^
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- missbat missbat Jul 19, 2009 @ 6:39 pm
- I've always wanted to drive through a redwood but never had the chance!
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- ArtByLinda ArtByLinda Jul 17, 2009 @ 3:33 am
- We just went and saw the redwoods, they are so gorgeous!
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- 2Eklectik 2Eklectik Jul 13, 2009 @ 4:54 pm
- Love it! My wife and I love anything to do with nature.
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- mulberry mulberry Jul 13, 2009 @ 6:45 am
- I love the Sequoias! Whether you drive through them or not, they are so awesome. It's a beautiful area and well worth the trip.
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- WhiteOak50 WhiteOak50 Jul 13, 2009 @ 6:10 am
- Truly Amazing! Wow....I am drawn into two directions: What a wonderful experience to be able to drive through a tree, but on the other hand on a spiritual note, it saddens me that such a acient tree would be cut into. Thats just me though, I can only imagine what the energy feels like driving through the tree. Great work putting this lens together.
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- flipflopnana flipflopnana Jul 12, 2009 @ 4:17 pm
- Wonderful lens on some amazing trees! I really enjoyed the photos and videos.
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- businessblossom businessblossom Jul 11, 2009 @ 5:28 pm
- Thanks for rolling by /www.squidoo.com/himbook">the Free HIMbook. . . I love the Coastal redwoods myself . . . I have so many beautiful memories of seeing them on family vacations, and there is a stand of them in Golden Gate Park that I love . . . they are my outdoor cathedral. I look forward to seeing some of these giants someday, and kneel down in that arch made by God . . .
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- blue22d blue22d Jul 3, 2009 @ 3:46 pm
- I love this lens.....native Californian that I am and I have been to visit the trees many times. The Redwoods (there are some in Japan) are wonderful creations of our Lord. I stand in the center of them and just am over whelmed by their size and beauty.
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- vbright105 vbright105 Jun 29, 2009 @ 4:30 am
- I think it would be cool. I think it would be a lot like driving thru the granite tunnels on the Needles highway in the Black Hills. Very cool
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- qlcoach qlcoach Jun 28, 2009 @ 6:08 pm
- Yeah, love the Red Woods and Crescent City too. The Eby Way rates your lens 5 stars. Best wishes for our success.
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- lollyj lollyj Jun 27, 2009 @ 7:19 pm
- Amazing, amazing, AMAZING lens. I have always wanted to see the redwoods and this wonderful lens may be as close as I come. 5 - fave - lensroll. You made my day.
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- roamingrosie roamingrosie Jun 13, 2009 @ 7:55 pm
- Great photos! I've never seen a giant redwood in person - but I hope to one day!
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- fotolady49 fotolady49 Jun 12, 2009 @ 7:12 pm
- Thank you for sharing this. I've been to several National Parks, including the Grand Canyon, but haven't had the opportunity to visit Yosemite yet and see the Giant Redwoods. It is on my 'bucket list'! I think these are magnificent trees and I want to experience them in person.
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- MarinaKuperman MarinaKuperman Jun 12, 2009 @ 1:29 pm
- What a great lens. I lived in Cali, but never made it so north. I regret is so much, because now i'm in Costa Rica and don't have any idea when I'll make it up there. But i will.
I loved the postcards and learning all about this place:)
Fav'd, fived, fanned you:)
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- enslavedbyfaeries enslavedbyfaeries Jun 6, 2009 @ 11:37 am
- What a fascinating lens! These trees are absolutely beautiful. I would love to have the opportunity to visit before they're all gone.
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