Tall Tree Grove is where the tallest trees live on Earth! Tall Tree Grove is located in Redwood National Park and only allows limited number of visitors to enter the area each day. Not many visitors actually visit this place because the place is harder to get to and a little out of the way from other places in Redwood forest.
We did our research on this and think that this is definitely a must visit place in Redwood National Park. Before visiting Tall Tree Grove, we went to visitor center first to acquire the permit to visit Tall Tree Grove. The ranger at the visitor center told us that they are only distributing 10 permits today and we are lucky to get one! While getting the permit, the ranger also gave us a map with direction on how to get there. She told us not to trust GPS since GPS will route us to wrong place.
We followed the direction on the map and drove on Bald Hills Road. We kept going for 30 minutes and got to the gate that leads to Tall Tree Grove. The ranger at the visitor center gave us the code to unlock the gate. To our surprise, the gate is unlocked! We were a bit confused but went past the gate anyway. We drove on the unpaved gravel road for 15 more minutes and finally got to the trail head. We were surprised that there were already so many people there! It looks like some people camped here last night.
The trail itself is about 2 miles long. So 4 miles in total. Unlike many other trail, this trail does not ascend. The trail descends instead. We started to walk on the trail and already saw many tall trees. At one place where a giant tree fell down, a door way was carved out to allow hikers to pass through. It is also a popular photo shoot spot.
The trail continued to descend and we finally reached Tall Tree Grove. It was a breath taking view! These trees are just giants. Probably taller than most of the buildings in downtown Portland!
Overall, Tall Tree Grove is a must visit place when visiting Redwood National Park. It might be a bit out of the way, but it is definitely worth it. The only downside is that there is a lot of mosquitos around the area, so make sure you bring a bug spray!
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