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Grove of the Patriarchs
Located 1/4 mile past the Stevens Canyon Entrance, beyond the Ohanapecosh River Bridge, in the southeast corner of the park is an old growth forest called the Grove of the Patriarchs. A trail takes visitors across a cable suspension bridge over the Ohanapecosh River onto an island where the trees have been protected from fire for an estimated 1,000 years.
Be Prepared:
- The cable suspension bridge is only capable of supporting 1-2 people at a time, so wait your turn to cross.
What to Expect:
- Trail is 1 1/2 miles long, round-trip. Portions contain a wooden boardwalk.
- Trees in excess of 500 yrs. old and 250 ft. in height.
- Western hemlock, Douglas-fir and western redcedar more than 25 ft. in circumference; among them the largest cedar in the park.
- Two notable Douglas-firs believed to be over 1,000 years old.
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