Which national park contains the world's tallest trees?

Which national park contains the world's tallest trees? Redwood National and State Parks contain the world's tallest trees, the coast redwoods (Sequoia sempervirens). The parks lie along California's northern coast and protect one of the largest remaining old-growth redwood forests.

The tallest known living tree is Hyperion, a coast redwood discovered in 2006 in a remote, undisclosed location within Redwood National Park. It measured about 380 feet (116 meters), taller than the Statue of Liberty. Helios and Icarus, two other exceptionally tall redwoods, also grow in the parks.

The name refers to a connected group of four parks: Redwood National Park and three California state parks—Jedediah Smith, Del Norte Coast, and Prairie Creek Redwoods. Logging severely reduced the original redwood range after the California Gold Rush, while conservation efforts later protected surviving forests.

Sequoia National Park is a common mix-up because it protects giant sequoias, which are among the world's largest trees by volume. Coast redwoods, however, hold the height record.