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| State Park Overview: |
 | Montgomery Woods is one of the more remote of California's 31 redwood parks. It is a perfect place for a picnic, and tables are provided for that purpose.
A trail follows Montgomery Creek upstream to five separate redwood groves that have never been logged. The trail is about three miles long, laid out in a shallow loop that takes about an hour to travel.
The redwoods you will see here, while walking the trail, are among the two main species of redwoods in the Western United States.
The Sierra Redwood (Sequoia giganteum) also called Big Tree, is both older and more massive but rarely attains the heights of its coastal relative. The Sierra redwood grows at higher elevations, which is why it can be found in the Sierra mountain ranges.
The taller Coast Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) grows along the California coast into Southern Oregon in an area about 500 miles long by 20 or 30 miles wide.
The Coastal redwood favors moderate temperature with lots of moisture. They fare especially well in areas of heavy fog, where the soil rarely dries completely. The coastal redwood is the tallest tree on earth, measuring up to 370 feet in height. The Coast Redwood grows best on river flats and stream junctions, where they receive a rich supply of alluvial soil, or silt, deposited there by flood waters.
The reserve started with a nine-acre donation by Robert Orr in 1945, and has been enlarged to 1,142 acres by purchases and donations from the Save-The-Redwoods League. |
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| Area Accommodations |
| B&Bs / Inns | | Stevenswood Spa Resort - A four diamond / five star country inn and restaurant of contemporary elegance nestled in the forest by the sea on the Mendocino Coast. The perfect escape with its canyon side private spas and sculpt | | Glendeven Inn - Delightful 1867 country inn on the Mendocino coast with fireplaces, ocean views, private baths. Breakfast delivered to your room. Art gallery and lovely gardens. Peaceful. | | Auberge Mendocino Seaside Inn & Cottages - Auberge Mendocino Bed and Breakfast formally Rachel's Inn
Auberge Mendocino, luxury Seaside bed and breakfast Inn and cottages. Access to beach and headlands, every amenity; great comfort with style |
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| Montgomery Woods State Reserve - MONTGOMERY WOODS STATE RESERVE Montgomery Woods, is an 1142 acre State Reserve located on both sides of the Comptche-Ukiah road about fifteen miles west of Ukiah and thirty miles east of the town ... | | Biology 314 Field Trip to Coast Redwood Forest, Fall 2002 - MONTGOMERY WOODS STATE RESERVE Mendocino County Montgomery Woods State Reserve, in the center of the Coast Range, has 700 acres of redwoods, where we can walk along one of the Preserve's many ... | | Mendocino Coast & County Online Directory - State Park and Camping Internet Guide - Mendocino Parks and Mendocino Camping Parks in Northern California ... Mendocino Woodlands Outdoor Center, Mendocino Montgomery Woods State Reserve, Mendocino County Navarro River Beach Campground ... | | Mendocino County Updates - ... of Permit Last fall a landowner adjacent to Montgomery Woods State Reserve, Jonathan Cook, began opening his Right of Way ... Creek in Montgomery Woods State Reserve, described above, is an ... |
| Directions: |
| Located about 15 miles east of the town of Comptche, or it can also be reached by traveling 13 miles west from Ukiah past Orr's Mineral Hot Springs resort. |
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