A tree species once thought to be extinct is thriving in Michigan. The dawn redwood was rediscovered in the 1940s. Since then, dozens – perhaps even hundreds – have been planted throughout Michigan.

Did you know the world's tallest living tree is in Redwood National Park? Before you start packing to check it out, you should know it's illegal to hike to it.

A controversy is brewing over the fate of a 100-year-old, 80-plus-foot-tall California coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) ...

A cluster of four Northern California reserves shelters the coastal redwoods (Sequoia sempervirens ... embark on an easy walk among enormous redwood trees and other tall conifers on the 1.5 ...

Redwood Canyon and Muir Grove are also great places for longer treks. The Giant Forest is also home to the famous General Sherman Tree, the largest living tree – by volume – in the world.

Top trees to look out for include the Bachelor ... Several mentioned that if visitors had visited Redwood National Park or Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, then this was skippable.