The booklet gives the history of the park, from the earliest colonization to the founding, and describes the nature of its vegetation, trees, and fauna, particularly both species of redwoods. Also detailed is the nature of hiking and the general weather.

Notables: California Redwood Park, Waddell Creeks, State Legislature of 1901, Isaiah Hartman, California State Park Commission, sequoia sempervirens, Portola's Expedition, Chimney tree, Crater tree, sequoia gigantea, Auto tree, Sanger Lumber Company, Mother tree, Vitality of the Sequoia Gigantea, Converse Basin, Big Basin Lodge, Sempervirens Club Tree, Earl P Hanson