Valley of the Giants (Oregon)

The Valley of the Giants is a 51 acre 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 convert|180|in|mm of rain annually, [Loy, William G. et al.: "Atlas of Oregon"] 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 1984, it was estimated to be over 600 years old, stood approximately convert|230|ft|m above the forest floor, and had an estimated convert|36.5|ft|m|sing=on girth [http://books.google.com/books?id=rEcQAG9YgqYC&pg=PA59&lpg=PA59&dq=bureau+of+land+management+valley+of+the+giants&source=web&ots=6U7A68jp81&sig=mtCMWjdQPlq2DMJhslyMFRfOtIE#PPA60,M1] .

Valley of the Giants is located at coord|44|56|10.92|N|123|42|55.68|W|

Valley of the Giants Trailhead coord|44|56|N|123|42|W| N44 56.185 W123 42.937

In 1976, the Bureau of Land Management designated the site as an Outstanding Natural Area. The Valley of the Giants is located 30 miles west of Falls City via logging roads not suitable for passenger cars. Visitors are encouraged to call BLM’s Salem District Office at 503-375-5646 for directions and road information.

As of June 6th, 2008, the Oregon Heritage Tree Program dedicated the Valley of the Giants Outstanding Natural Area as a Heritage Tree Grove.

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