Valley of the Giants (Oregon)
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The Valley of the Giants is a Script error: No such module "convert". forest preserve owned and managed by the Bureau of Land Management and is located in a remote portion of the Oregon Coast Range of Northwest Oregon in the United States, near the former company town of Valsetz. Receiving greater than Script error: No such module "convert". of rain annually,[1] the preserve is home to many large specimens of Douglas-fir and Western Hemlock. A famous specimen is "Big Guy" which at one time was the second largest Douglas-fir known standing in Oregon. Before "Big Guy" was blown down by a wind storm in 1981, it was estimated to be over 600 years old, stood approximately Script error: No such module "convert". above the forest floor, and had an estimated Script error: No such module "convert". girth.[2]
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In 1976, the Bureau of Land Management designated the site as an Outstanding Natural Area. The Valley of the Giants is located Script error: No such module "convert". west of Falls City via logging roads generally suitable for passenger cars, if driven slowly. Visitors are encouraged to call BLM's Salem District Office at 503-375-5646 for directions and road information.
As of June 6, 2008, the Oregon Heritage Tree Program dedicated the Valley of the Giants Outstanding Natural Area as a Heritage Tree Grove.
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