Last updated: July 19, 2022
Place
Ah-Pah Interpretive Trail
NPS / G. Litten
Quick Facts
Location:
North end of the Newton B. Drury Scenic Parkway
Significance:
See how old logging roads are turned into peaceful trails.
MANAGED BY:
California State Parks
Amenities
4 listed
Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits, Parking - Auto, Scenic View/Photo Spot, Trailhead
Discover How Once-Logged Forests Can Be Restored
This short walk (0.6 mile / 1 km round trip) is very scenic and tells quite a story. The trail follows an old 20th century logging road, which in 1995 was rehabilitated by habitat restoration crews.
When the Redwood Parks were expanded from the late 1970s to the early 2000s, hundreds of miles of logging roads were included in the land purchased from logging companies. For decades, park managers and assorted teams have been working on restoration projects across the length and width of Redwood National and State Parks. Since the 1980s, we have treated and rehabilitated over 250 miles of logging roads, but plenty more remain.
A habitat restoration program called "Redwoods Rising" began in 2018. This massive effort will eventually treat almost 70,000 acres of previously clearcut redwood forests. In the years ahead, we will be restoring miles of rivers and treating another hundred miles of logging roads.
This trail and it's exhibits show how successful forest and road restoration programs occur. This trail shows what we can look forward to seeing across more of the Parks legacy logging roads in the years ahead.
This short walk (0.6 mile / 1 km round trip) is very scenic and tells quite a story. The trail follows an old 20th century logging road, which in 1995 was rehabilitated by habitat restoration crews.
When the Redwood Parks were expanded from the late 1970s to the early 2000s, hundreds of miles of logging roads were included in the land purchased from logging companies. For decades, park managers and assorted teams have been working on restoration projects across the length and width of Redwood National and State Parks. Since the 1980s, we have treated and rehabilitated over 250 miles of logging roads, but plenty more remain.
A habitat restoration program called "Redwoods Rising" began in 2018. This massive effort will eventually treat almost 70,000 acres of previously clearcut redwood forests. In the years ahead, we will be restoring miles of rivers and treating another hundred miles of logging roads.
This trail and it's exhibits show how successful forest and road restoration programs occur. This trail shows what we can look forward to seeing across more of the Parks legacy logging roads in the years ahead.