Last updated: June 26, 2025
Place
Lady Bird Johnson Grove Trail
NPS / John Chao
Quick Facts
Location:
North-east of Orick. Three miles up the Bald Hills Road.
Significance:
A historic grove of redwoods.
Designation:
National Park
Amenities
5 listed
Information - Maps Available, Information Kiosk/Bulletin Board, Parking - Auto, Trailhead, Trash/Litter Receptacles
Redwood National and State Parks: Lady Bird Johnson Grove Trailhead
Trailhead to LBJ Grove
This family friendly trail is a 1.5 mile (2.5 km) loop that winds through a mixed forest of redwoods and other tall conifers. However, there is a hikers' bridge with a slope that makes it not officially accessible for those with a wheelchair.
To get to this grove, drive three miles (5km) of the Bald Hills Road. Use caution when driving this road! It is narrow and windy with very few pull outs or turn-around spots. Bald Hills Road is not recommended for recreational vehicles, coaches/buses, or any vehicle towing a trailer.
Parking:
The parking lot for the Lady Bird Johnson Grove Trail is located three miles up the Bald Hills Road. Due to limited parking, oversized vehicles (such as recreational vehicles, coaches/buses, or any vehicle towing a trailer) are not allowed to park in this parking lot.In summer, this parking area is typically full from 11am until 4pm.
Do not park on Bald Hills Road: parking on the side of the Bald Hills Road is dangerous and prohibited.
Additionally, the Lady Bird Johnson Grove parking spots are too small for buses, recreational vehicles and trailers.
History of this trail:
Ranger tip: Download the Lady Bird Johnson Grove tour on the NPS digital app before you head out.There is a lot of interesting human history, passion, and conflict surrounding the establishment of Redwood National Park. On this trail, you will walking in the footsteps of so many who helped protect the last of the redwoods.
In the mid-1960s, clear cut logging of old-growth redwood trees was occurring all over these hills. On October 2nd 1968, Redwood National Park was officially established. At that time, logging of redwoods came right up to the park boundary - which originally was just outside of this grove. The first park visitors saw miles of scarred and logged landscapes that dramatically ended at the edge of the remaining redwood groves.
The following year in 1969 President Nixon dedicated this grove to former First Lady, Lady Bird Johnson, for all of her conservation and environmental work. The dedication plaque for Lady Bird Johnson Grove can be seen about half a mile down the trail. Only 5% of the world's old-growth redwood forest remain - and nearly half of that (40,000 acres) is in Redwood National and State Parks.
This trail is one of the few areas where you can walk in just a few steps through a second growth forest into an old-growth redwood forest. Most of the trees next to the parking lot are second-growth Douglas-fir trees. That means they were planted after the ancient redwoods were logged in the 1960s. Visitors today will see thousands of acres of second-growth forests before they experience the pockets of old growth-redwoods.
Once you cross the hikers' bridge you will be immersed in old-growth redwoods that have never been logged. You can see, feel, and even hear the differences between these two kinds of forest.
Safety Tips
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We recommend using a physical map and trail guide for your adventures in Redwood National and State Parks. Online maps are not reliable and may be unavailable in the forest.
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Stay on trail to protect the habitat. Please don’t go off-trail and make any new trails. These forests grow by the inch and will die by your foot.
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Pets are not allowed on park trails to protect the wildlife, yourself and other visitors.
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Cell coverage is very limited and cannot be relied on in an emergency. Have a plan for checking in with a friend before and after your visit.