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fallen tree to cross the river where the trail starts). You quickly walk out of sight of cars
and feel like you have fallen into the time of dinosaurs.
In
Founders Grove
, north of the visitor center, the
Dyerville Giant
was knocked over
in 1991 by another falling tree. A walk along its gargantuan 370ft length, with its wide
trunk towering above, helps you appreciate how huge these ancient trees are.
The park has over 100 miles of trails for hiking, mountain biking and horseback riding.
Easy walks include short nature trails in Founders Grove and Rockefeller Forest and
Drury-Chaney Loop Trail
(with berry picking in summer). Challenging treks include
popular
Grasshopper Peak Trail
, south of the visitor center, which climbs to the 3379ft
fire lookout.
DRIVE-THRU TREES
Three carved-out (but living) redwoods await along Hwy 101, a bizarre holdover from a
yesteryear road trip.
Chandelier Drive-Thru Tree
Fold in your mirrors and inch forward, then cool off in the
über-kitschy gift shop; in Leggett and arguably the best one.
Shrine Drive-Thru Tree
(13078 Avenue of the Giants, Myers Flat; walk/drive through $3/6;
sunrise-sunset;
) Look up to the sky as you roll through. The least impressive of the
three.
Tour Thru Tree
(430 Highway 169, Klamath;
sunrise-sunset;
) Take exit 769 in Klamath,
squeeze through a tree and check out an emu.
Sleeping & Eating
If you want to stay along the avenue, several towns have simple lodgings of varying
calibers and levels of hospitality, but camping at Humboldt Redwoods is by far the best
option.
Humboldt Redwoods State Park Campgrounds
CAMPGROUND
( 800-444-7275;
www.reserveamerica.com
;
campsites from $35)
The park runs three campgrounds, with hot showers, two environmental camps, five trail
camps, a hike/bike camp and an equestrian camp. Of the developed spots,
Burlington
Campground
is open year-round beside the visitor center and near a number of trailheads.
