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The Chandelier Tree in Drive-Thru Tree Park[1] is a 276-foot (84 m) tall coast redwood tree in Leggett, California with a 6-foot-wide (1.8 m) by 6-foot-9-inch-high (2.06 m) hole [2] cut through its base to allow a car to drive through. Its base measures 16 ft (4.9 m) diameter at breast height (chest-high).
227007; [2] 2628750 [4] Leggett (formerly Leggett Valley) [5] is a census-designated place [6] in Mendocino County, California, United States. [2] It is located on the South Fork of the Eel River, 21 miles (34 km) by road northwest of Laytonville, [5] at an elevation of 984 ft (300 m). [2] It is home to some of the largest trees in the world. [7]
The two giant sequoia drive-through trees have both fallen: Wawona Tree, in Mariposa Grove, Yosemite National Park, fell in 1969. Pioneer Cabin Tree, in Calaveras Big Trees State Park, fell in 2017. [36] [37] [34] Two walk-through giant sequoia tunnel trees still stand: California tunnel tree in Mariposa Grove, Yosemite National Park [38] A ...
Wawona Tunnel Tree, August 1962. The Wawona Tree, also known as the Wawona Tunnel Tree, was a famous giant sequoia that stood in Mariposa Grove, Yosemite National Park, California, United States, until February 1969. It had a height of 227 feet (69 m) and was 26 feet (7.9 m) in diameter at the base. [2]
Calaveras Big Trees State Park is a state park of California, United States, preserving two groves of giant sequoia trees. It is located 4 miles (6.4 km) northeast of Arnold, California in the middle elevations of the Sierra Nevada. It has been a major tourist attraction since 1852, when the existence of the trees was first widely reported, and ...
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Initially, the Yosemite Stage and Turnpike Company created the tunnel as an alternate route for tourists when snow obstructed access to the Wawona Tree. It functioned as a drive-thru attraction until 1932, when the National Park Service redirected the Mariposa Grove Road and converted the path through the tree into a footpath. [32] [31] 232 [33]
Trees of Mystery is a park and tourist attraction along U.S. Route 101 (US 101) near the coastal town of Klamath, California.It features interpretive trails through Giant Redwoods and a number of unusual tree formations, many of which can be seen from its Trail of Mysterious Trees.