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Big Basin State Park is an amazing park that has managed to preserve many ancient redwoods from logging. Some trees are so big the whole family can fit inside. Pictures won’t do these enormous redwood trees justice – you must stand beside them to grasp their size. Start your adventure by standing inside the massive hollow redwood tree next to the visitor center bathrooms. After that, the Redwood Loop Trail is stroller accessible and features many trees you won’t want to miss. You can continue on the Skyline-to-the-sea trail for some lovely scenery and fun trees to play on, but after a certain point this trail will be difficult for a stroller to navigate and you may have to let the kids walk a bit. When you've had enough wandering, come back to the visitor center and have a nice picnic next to an ancient redwood!
Alert: Very narrow and windy road to get to this park from the San Jose area. It's all part of the adventure.
Bathrooms
Yes, at the Visitor Center and off the Redwood Loop Trail.
Playground
No
Kid transportation
Jogging stroller, kid carrier, kids can walk.
No bikes on featured trails.
Suggested Route
Park at the Park Headquarter's Visitor Center. Complete the Redwood Loop Trail first (~1 mile). If you have more energy to burn, try the Skyline-to-the-sea trail for as far as the stroller can make it. Otherwise, it's a great place to just wander around.
Difficulty
Easy
Parking Situation
This is a relatively small parking lot for such a great attraction. So get here early.
Entrance Fee
$10
Bonus
Quite the driving adventure to get to this park.
Official Park Website
http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=540 Trail map: http://www.parks.ca.gov/pages/540/files/BigBasinRedwoodsFinalWebLayout2018.pdf
Date Updated
September 2018
