Daily Deal: Free guide to California’s redwoods is all about kids
“A Parent’s Guide to the Coast Redwoods” singles out seven great California parks where families can see the quintessential state giants up close. When to go, where to go and what to do when you get there are covered in the free guide, which you can download online.
The deal: The all-color digital guide by the Save the Redwoods League provides the kid-friendly key to touring and enjoying coastal redwood groves. You could find all of this information elsewhere, but the guide distills what you need to know and collects it in an easy format. Register with an e-mail (you can later unsubscribe to e-mails if you don’t want them) and then download the PDF in seconds.
It focuses on Muir Woods National Monument in Marin County; Redwood Regional Park in Oakland; Humboldt Redwoods State Park in Humboldt, Calif.; Redwood National and State Parks in Northern California near the Oregon border; Big Basin Redwoods State Park near Santa Cruz, Calif.; Portola Redwoods State Park in the Santa Cruz Mountains; and Pfieffer Big Sur State Park in Big Sur, Calif.
When: The free guide is available indefinitely.
Details: Each park entry is short but provides details on lodgings, amenities and outdoor activities. For example, the entry for Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park recommends the 2-mile Valley View Loop to see the redwoods, a route that comes with the added bonus of ocean views. It also reminds you to look for California condors and whales in this area, and tells you where you can get a great grilled cheese sandwich nearby. There’s no print version to request; just the digital guide.
Info: A Parent’s Guide to the Coast Redwoods
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