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From the parking lot, the trail immediately crosses over a large footbridge over Bald Hills Road.
Shortly you'll reach a box with trail guides which can be purchased for $1 or can be used and
returned. There are 13 numbered markers along the trail, which correspond to items in the guide.
The trail is mostly level and easy to follow as it travels through the forest. At the one and
only trail intersection, keep to the left if you want to follow the numbered trail markers
in the right order. The hike is mostly a loop, and you'll end up coming back on the right fork.
Nathan in front of a burned out redwood tree
Further along, you'll see the site where the grove was dedicated to Lady Bird Johnson in 1969, a
year after her husband, President Lyndon Johnson, signed the bill forming Redwood National Park.
One of the highlights of the hike is the abundance of several species of wildflowers along the trail,
although I must admit that it stirred up my allergies. Still, I was able to enjoy the sights of the flowers,
the berries, the rhododendrons, the ferns, and of course the redwoods. There are several hollowed out redwood
trunks you can stand in, and at least one where maybe only your kids can squeeze into.
Reading the sign at the dedication area
The forest
Two redwoods towering over the ferns
After trail marker 13, you'll reach the trail intersection again. Turn left to return to the parking lot
after a nice peaceful hike.
Addendum: Coincidentally, just 5 days after our hike in Lady Bird Johnson Grove, Lady Bird Johnson died at
the age of 94. To be honest, I hadn't even known she was still alive, but it was touching reading in the
newspaper about her life after having just done the hike.
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