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Myers Flat

Shrine Drive-Through Tree — Myers Flat

Natural Monuments

Myers Flat

Shrine Drive-Through Tree — Myers Flat

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Shrine Drive-Through Tree — Myers Flat

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Humboldt Redwoods State Park

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Location: Myers Flat, Humboldt County, California, United States

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1. Franklin K Lane Grove – Bolling Grove loop from Garberville

142km

09:00

1,690m

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2. Dyerville - Eel River Overlook – The Founders Grove loop from Myers Flat

83.8km

05:01

640m

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3. Bolling Grove 🌲 – Hidden Springs Campground loop from Miranda

95.0km

06:05

1,150m

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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🕊️ 𝑻𝒓𝒂𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒓

November 28, 2020

One of the most iconic and enduring hallmarks of American roadside kitsch is the drive-thru tree — only possible with the massive scale of California's redwoods. Of two previously known tree tunnels in Central California, the one in Tuolumne Grove is through a dead tree, and the Wawona tree in Yosemite fell in 1969. However, there are three drive-through redwoods still on California's Redwood Coast, all of which are operated as tourist attractions. This particular tourist trap is an essentially dead and mostly broken-off redwood tree whose demise probably was accelerated by the cutting or enlargement of a large hole through its trunk and the continuous parade of cars and people stomping on its sensitive root system.

Biber-Radler

November 26, 2023

One of the most iconic and enduring hallmarks of American street kitsch is the drive-thru tree - only possible with the massive scale of California's redwoods. Of two known tree tunnels in Central California, the one in Tuolumne Grove is through a dead tree, and the Wawona tree in Yosemite fell in 1969. However, there are three drive-through redwoods still going strong on California's Redwood Coast, all of which are operated as tourist attractions.

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Dara Poon

July 26, 2023

I saw all the "Defend the constitution" signs and NRA stickers inside the toll booth and thought "Meh, I'll pass." I'm not convinced that cutting a tunnel through a giant redwood tree for their profit and our amusement is a good idea.

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Location: Myers Flat, Humboldt County, California, United States

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Shrine Drive-Through Tree — Myers Flat

1. Franklin K Lane Grove – Bolling Grove loop from Garberville

2. Dyerville - Eel River Overlook – The Founders Grove loop from Myers Flat

3. Bolling Grove 🌲 – Hidden Springs Campground loop from Miranda

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