A stand of massive coast redwoods rises beside a sandy dirt path, with a split-rail fence and a small sign at the right and dense evergreen forest behind. The caption identifies the tree as the Auto Tree, a redwood large enough for an automobile to drive through, one of the novelty trees that drew motor tourists to California's redwood parks. Big Basin Redwood State Park, established in 1902, is California's oldest state park and preserves old-growth coast redwoods.
Glossy chrome-era color photo reproduction; thin white margin at the edges; no printed text on the front.
Unused divided-back chrome postcard, no postmark, no handwriting. Printed caption and publisher imprint in blue on cream stock; glossy natural-color photo card, white border on front. Back carries "POST CARD" and "PLACE STAMP HERE" headings, the Dexter Press, Inc., West Nyack, N. Y. imprint (Dexter Press script logo), "Pub. by Don Mar Sales Co., Santa Cruz, California," and series number 98524.
Cite this card
Auto Tree, Big Basin Redwood State Park, CA, circa 1960, postcard, c. 1960. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/auto-tree-big-basin-redwood-state-park-ca-circa-1960. Accessed November 2, 2026.
