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The Chandelier Tree in Drive-Thru Tree Park is a 276-foot (84 m) tall coast redwood tree in Leggett, California with a 6-foot-wide (1.8 m) by 6-foot-9-inch-high (2.06 m) hole cut through its base to allow a car to drive through. Its base measures 16 ft (4.9 m) diameter at breast height (chest-high). A sign claims that it is 315 feet high and 21 feet wide, but a Certified Arborist experienced with tall redwoods, using a laser rangefinder, measured the tree as 276 feet high and 16 feet in diameter. The name "Chandelier Tree" comes from its unusual limbs that resemble a chandelier. The limbs, which measure from 4 to 7 ft (1.2 to 2.1 m) in diameter, begin 100 ft (30 m) above the ground. It is 2,400 years old.

Charles and Hazel Underwood purchased the grove in 1921. The Chandelier Tree was cut in the late 1930s, because they wanted to create an attraction for those driving along the Redwood Highway. In 2022, the tree won a Traveler's Choice Award from Trip Advisor. There is a park entrance fee of $10 for pedestrians to walk through or motorcyclists to drive through the trees. For regular sized automobiles, the price is $15.