“A little further away, Medford, Oregon, is about two and a half hours from the park. It has a slightly larger airport.”
Santa Rosa, California is about a 4-hour drive. Many travelers may choose to travel by plane to the Bay Area and visit multiple parks.
“For a lot of people, this is a bucket list place,” Taylor said.
“When I talk to people, it seems like the first redwoods people see are the best redwoods,” Taylor said.
“It was like stepping into another world,” he recalls. “Intellectually, you know it exists, but when you actually go there, your perspective and understanding of what nature is really like changes a little bit.”