Lady Bird Johnson Grove Trail
Orick, California
| Address: | Lady Bird Johnson Grove Trail, Bald Hills Rd, Orick, CA 95555, USA |
| GPS: |
41°18'12.3"N 124°1'5.3"W Maps | Directions |
| State: | California |
| Trails/Routes: | 1.3 mi |
Trails
Hike
This is a short hike that surrounds you with greenery and beautiful, tall trees. As you hike through the grove, you may hear birds chirping, but you will mostly just hear your feet walking on the dirt trail. It is a quiet, peaceful place to go to escape the day-to-day noise.
For a major redwood attraction, this trail is, unusually, at 1200 feet above sea level. This ridgeside grove is spectacular because it is much more than shrubs and trees.The trees are very tall and the greenery that surrounds you is brilliant. This grove is free of noise from the city traffic because of it's elevation. It is often in the clouds and gets a lot more fog than lowland groves.
History of Location: President Richard Nixon, in August 1969, dedicated the grove to Lady Bird Johnson who was an environmental activist, women's right activist, as well as former first lady. Richard Nixon named the grave after Mrs. Johnson because of the beautiful works she accomplished in her life and how the grove echoed that sentiment.
This is a free attraction, about a mile and a half, round-trip, surrounded by lots of parking, and a visual trail guide is available for purchase, for a dollar.
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Lady Bird Johnson Grove
This walk among ancient redwoods and Douglas fir gives you an intimate look at a magnificent ridge-top redwood forest, with its complement of under story plants. Lady Bird Johnson Grove rests near the top of a ridge in Redwood National Park, more than 1,000 feet from sea level. The moist conditions and the extra rain brought by the elevation causes the redwoods in this grove to look less red than trees of that sort found elsewhere on the North Coast. BEGIN: Turn right on Bald Hill Road, about 1 mile north of Orick on Hwy 101. Follow up the hill about 2 miles to the trailhead parking lot (with restrooms), and cross over the footbridge to the grove. Across the bridge from the parking area is an easy one-mile loop through the grove along an old logging road. You can easily do the loop in a half hour and don’t forget to bring water. This grove has a more open feeling than some others and you can actually see the sky above the trees and photograph entire redwoods. These high, wind-whipped slopes and ridges offer redwoods a less favorable habitat than can be found in protected valleys. Here you will see them sharing space with many species of trees and shrubs. Colorful rhododendrons blossom from May to mid June and a great variety of ferns grow in shady, moist places on the forest floor. Lady Bird Johnson Grove Trail is also accessible from the Elk Meadow Day Use area. If the one-mile Lady Bird Johnson Grove trail loop isn't long enough for you, you can take the three-mile Berry Glen trail to the Grove. More "Hikes and Trails" in Northern Humboldt County with a map. In August 1969, President Richard Nixon dedicated the grove to Lady Bird Johnson. Sadly, Lady Bird Johnson passed away on 7/11/2007 at the age of 94. She passed at her home in Texas, surrounded by friends and family. She was an environmental activist as well as former first lady. Above is a video clip of Lady Bird Johnson visiting the redwood grove named for her. The Video in Real Player Format.
https://www.visitredwoods.com/listing/lady-bird-johnson-grove/517/Lady Bird Johnson Grove in Redwoods National Park - California Through My Lens
In Northern California, there are so many redwood groves that they tend to blur together, all of them equally amazing. There are a few that stand out though like Founders Grove in Avenue of the Giants, Stout Grove, and Lady Bird Johnson’s Grove in Redwood National Park. After stopping at the Redwood National Park visitor…
https://californiathroughmylens.com/lady-bird-johnson-grove/Lady Bird Johnson Grove Trail, Redwood National Park, California
Lady Bird Johnson Grove Trail - popular 1.4 mile loop path in Redwood National Park, reached by Bald Hills Road
https://www.americansouthwest.net/california/redwood/lady-bird-johnson-grove.htmlThe Lady Bird Johnson Grove
A short, level loop through an upland grove with relatively small redwoods. One of the most popular trails in Redwood Natonal Park.
https://www.redwoodhikes.com/RNP/LBJ.htmlBe courteous, informed, and prepared. Read trailhead guidelines, stay on the trail, and don't feed the wildlife.
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- Plan Ahead and Prepare
- Travel & camp on durable surfaces
- Dispose of waste properly
- Leave what you find
- Minimize campfire impacts
- Respect wildlife
- Be considerate of other visitors
Directions
From Orick, California
- Head northeast on US-101 N toward Drydens Rd/Lowell St (1.3 mi)
- Turn right onto Bald Hills Rd (2.6 mi)
- Turn rightDestination will be on the right(131 ft)
To reach the trail from Kuchel Visitor Center, drive north on Highway 101. Just past Orick, look for a large sign marking the Lady Bird Johnson Grove / Bald Hills Road turnoff. Turn right onto Bald Hills Road. The narrow road passes the site of a timber mill and then begins a steep ascent that seems to last a really long time. After a sharp right-hand turn, the road passes under a large footbridge. Immediately after you'll see a parking lot to your right. This is the Lady Bird Johnson trailhead.Courtesy of redwoodhikes.com
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