Redwood Grove

This grove allows for the use of self-guided tours of the flat, 0.8-mile (1.3 km) loop trail which is easily accessible (within 150 feet (46 m) of a vehicle parking lot).

Coast Redwoods, (Sequoia sempervirens), are a native tree in the deep valleys and low to middle elevations (up to 750 m) of the Santa Cruz Mountains.

Their growth and longevity is enhanced by the proximity to the ocean, the cool air which encourages fog, and the dimmer sunlight near the moisture-rich trunk-base region.

This part of the California Coastline is the ancestral lands of the Awaswas (Santa Cruz) division of Ohlone Indian people.

After a few transfers of land over about twenty years, the granted Rancho Cañada del Rincon ended up in the hands of Henry Cowell.

A slice of a Coastal Redwood showing rings marking the years of 1215–1620 AD
Fog is of major importance in Coast Redwood ecology. Redwood National Park .
A large burn-scar at the base of a redwood tree showing the fire-retardant and healing properties of the bark.
Rash-causing poison oak abounds in the grove.
Santa Cruz County map