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Black Mountain Grove

Sequoia Grove in Sequoia NF, Giant Sequoia NM, Sierra Nevada, Tule River Reservation near Camp Nelson, CA

Located on a mountainside high above Camp Nelson, a little-used and mostly level dirt road winds for nine miles through the attractive Black Mountain Grove of giant sequoias. The road is well-maintained and can be explored by car, on foot, or any combination of the two.

The redwoods are mostly confined to a series of sheltered ravines. As a result, the roadside scenery is mostly ordinary non-sequoia forest, but with an occasional sequoia-filled ravine. The patches of old growth, though brief, are quite scenic; the sequoias tend to be really big, and in each ravine a few immense trees stand right next to the road. The wide open swath that the road cuts through the forest makes it possible to see the full height of many of these trees but, on the other hand, also isolates you from the forest; it feels like you’re passing by without really entering it.

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Black Mountain Grove is a large sequoia grove containing more than 500 large trees, on the slopes of Black Mountain located between the Middle and South Forks of Tule River. It lies partly in the Tule River Indian Reservation. Black Mountain Grove is 19.3 miles long and is the sixth largest specimens in the world of all groves. It is dry and hot during summer time which is potentially negative to the forest because it is a higher risk for wildfires. During the winter time, it is cold and fresh. The Black Mountain Grove was a highlight in history because it was the conventional point to stop logging in groves. It played a significant role in the creation of Giant Sequoia National Monument.

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