Most people think redwood forests are made up entirely of redwoods.
But they aren't. A healthy old-growth redwood forest is a grand mix of redwoods, deciduous trees, ferns, vines, flowers and wildlife. Giant redwoods are so tall, so dense, and so crowded in the canopy, that some ground areas get virtually no sunlight, and little grows beneath these skyscrapers of the forest. That's why the redwood country surprises and delights the newcomer in the spring and fall. The spring wild- flowers surprise and delight you.