The Giant Redwoods were popularized in the 1920s and 1930s, as magazines began to publish stories and pictures. The first “year round” road through Richardson Grove was completed in 1928.

The redwoods quickly became one of California’s first road-trip destinations. Souvenir stands, kitschy tourist attractions, campgrounds, and “cabin camps” quickly sprang up along the winding two-lane highways through the redwoods.