“Big Basin is an icon,” said McPherson, whose great-grandfather, Duncan McPherson, was a leading advocate of saving Big Basin’s redwoods more than a century ago. “It’s the oldest state park.

Andrew Walsh of Ben Lomond, Calif., walks with his boys, Philip, 2, right, and Thomas, 4, center, along a trail in Big Basin Redwoods State Park on Sept. 5, 2019. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles ...

Back in May, Rewa Bush’s first day on the job at Big Basin Redwoods State Park started off with a flurry of paperwork and logistics. But when the 26-year-old walked through the old-growth forest ...

Santa Cruz Metro has partnered with State Parks to provide eco-friendly rides to Big Basin Redwoods State Park on summer weekends until Sept. 10. (Contributed – Andrew O’Keefe, Amotion Video) ...

The park’s administrative base of operations also will be relocated out to Saddle Mountain, a 17-acre State Parks-owned property near the corner of Big Basin Highway and Little Basin Way.

Planners are re-imagining Big Basin State Park after it was devastated by the CZU Lightning Complex Fire in 20202. At Big Basin State Park, nature has been healing itself since the fire. The die ...

T. he ancient trees of Big Basin Redwoods State Park, deep in the Santa Cruz mountains, are some of the tallest living things on the planet. A quarter of a million visitors from around the world ...

Gov. Newsom tours damage at Big Basin Redwoods State Park “[The damage] is a hard thing to see,” said one park ranger ...

Big Basin, California’s oldest state park, lost its visitor center, museum and store. All told, over 24,000 acres burned in Butano, Big Basin and Año Nuevo state parks, leaving behind tens of ...

CLICK HERE, if you are unable to view this photo gallery on your mobile device. BIG BASIN — In a devastating loss for one of California’s most venerable parks, the historic headquarters ...

Plans to rebuild Big Basin State Park to focus on nature 04:01. Planners are re-imagining Big Basin State Park after it was devastated by the CZU Lightning Complex Fire in 20202.