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Lower Redwood Creek
Redwood National Park, California

For many miles Redwood Creek is lined with magnificent forest. Rain forest of Sitka spruce and bigleaf maples dominates the first mile, followed by old growth redwoods on both sides of the stream all the way to the Tall Trees Grove.

The creek itself, almost a river in size, shows signs of erosion from upstream logging. Creation of the national park in 1967 saved this forest from certain clearcutting, which had already begun.


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Sitka spruce dominates the rain forest on lower Redwood Creek

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Bigleaf maples and on the lower part of Redwood Creek

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Summer bridges over Redwood Creek on the trail to the Tall Trees Grove

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On the wide gravel bed of Redwood Creek at Elam Creek

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Old growth redwood on both sides of Redwood Creek

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