The Purisma Creek Redwoods are only an hour from home. You can reach the trail two ways, from Skyline Blvd on the Peninsula or from the Purisma Creek Road, a few miles south of Half Moon Bay.
On my mid-morning stroll on the shady trail, the sun occassionaly peeked through the trees. It was spring and lush ferns and wildflowers dotted the forest floor. There is always something special walking a trail with redwoods and a creek.