The Pacific Marine Road runs along Harris Creek for part of its way between Port Renfrew and Honeymoon Bay. There is a small sign for the tree on the right-hand side of the road, when driving northeast, about Шаблон:Convert from Port Renfrew, or Шаблон:Convert from Lizard lake. There is enough area to pull over and park, and a short, wheelchair-accessible path leads to the tree.Шаблон:R
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The tree is easily accessible due to the paving a logging road (now part of Pacific Marine Road).Шаблон:R It has become well-known: hikers going by on the Harris Creek Main trail are recommended by trail guide books to make a short detour to visit it.
The tree is in a second growth forest and is much taller than the surrounding trees. The original old-growth forest was first logged in the 1893, yet this individual tree was spared.Шаблон:RШаблон:R The tree is very large at the base as it flares out above ground into the root system. Many of its branches are covered in moss. The tree is surrounded by a fence to protect its root system from excessive trampling.Шаблон:R
Logging in this area was permanently restricted by a 2012 vote.[1]
Two groves of large, gnarly western red cedar trees, known as the Avatar Grove, are also nearby, closer to Port Renfrew.
