Redwood Coast Travel Guide 2008 - (Page 2) Find yourself Founders Grove Off the Avenue of the Giants on Dyerville Loop Rd., four miles north of the Weott visitors center. This easy half-mile trail, in the grove that first inspired conservationists to save the redwoods, visits the giant Founders Tree and the even larger Dyerville Giant, which was perhaps the tallest redwood in the world when it toppled with a mighty crash in 1991. in the redwoods four memorable groves Rockefeller Forest Take Mattole Rd. west from Hwy 101 north of Weott. The largest single stand of old growth redwoods in the world, this 10,000-acre tract contains many of the tallest trees in the world. It so impressed John D. Rockefeller that in 1927 he donated $1 million to preserve it. Big Tree Wayside Just north of the visitor center along the Redwood (Newton Drury) Scenic Parkway. This short, all-access walk delivers on the promise of its name. Big Tree, with a 300-plus feet height and 21-feet diameter, has been called the most massive redwood. Many trails radiate from here, whether close to Corkscrew Tree or far to Fern Canyon. Ladybird Johnson Grove On Bald Hill Rd. just north of Orick. A sublime redwood experience, this level two-mile loop ushers you past towering old growth redwoods, goose pens, nurse logs and fern-covered glades. President Johnson dedicated the grove when Redwood National Park was created in 1968. sequoia park Close to Home Impressive groves are within the city limits of two Humboldt County towns. Eureka’s Sequoia Park offers 80 acres of redwoods, a playground with a super-slide built into a redwood, and a charming zoo. Arcata’s Community Forest offers 600-acres of redwoods and ten miles of trails. redwood national park 2 | California’s Redwood Coast www.redwoods.info Jack Durham Jeff Leonard http://www.redwoods.info
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