Drive Through a Redwood
Chandelier Tree in Leggettt (Photo by Bobak Ha'Eri)
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.
The Trees and Their Locations Heading North:
Chandelier Tree: This redwood gets its name from it unique limb structure. The tree resembles an ornate chandelier. The drive-through tree park is open from 8am to dusk year round and offers a gift shop, picnic area, and nature walks in the forest. To reach the park: take the Leggett exit where Hwy 101 junctions with Hwy1, after exiting the freeway turn south immediately onto frontage rd and watch for signs to park. Address: 67402 Drive Thru Tree Road - 707-925-6363 More Info:
Shrine Drive-Thru Tree, and Drive-Over Tree: 13078 Avenue of the Giants, Myers Flat, CA 95554 Drive your car through a redwood tree or over a fallen redwood log. The kids will like our two 2-story tree houses and the children's walk-through stump. Visit the redwood gift shop 707 943 1658.
Klamath Tour Thru Tree: Klamath (Terwer Valley exit from Highway 101) Located North of Klamath Bridge. Address: 430 Highway 169, Klamath, CA 95548 - 707 482 5971 or contact the Klamath Chamber of Commerce
The tree with a highway running through it was located in Yosemite National Park. It was a Giant Sequoia and it fell in 1969.
Tour Through Tree in Klamath (photo by PhotoCatcher http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/)
