Hendly Woods State Park, Philo CA

Category & Type :

Recreation

Location :

Half A Mile South Of Hwy 128 On Philo-Greenwood Ro , Philo CA

Phone :

707-895-3141

Website :

http://www.parks.ca.gov/default.asp?page_id=438

Information about Hendly Woods State Park...

The two groves of redwood and the park which was constructed around them bear the name of Joshua P. Hendy who, in the late 1800's, first claimed this beautiful area as his own.

He found something within the peace and quiet of these moss encrusted groves that made him vow that neither saw nor ax would ever lay bare the inner bark of these giants, and true to his word he was, for as long as the land was his the trees were never harmed.

California was growing and the need for lumber was great. After Joshua Hendy died the groves were sold. Down came the giant trees in the outlying areas and off to the mills they were hauled. Timber was cut and removed from all sides of the big groves, but never was an order given to attack the giants standing there.

Hendy Woods was sold to the people of California in August of 1958, to become one of our finest state parks.The main park area contains the large, old-growth redwoods, while the northern area (Fall Creek) has about 20 miles of hiking trails. The tallest tree in the park is about 285 feet tall, and about 16 feet wide. The oldest trees in the park are about 1400 to 1800 years old.