The Unwondering Project
Top 10 National Champion Trees in America
Ten places we think are worth the trip, hand-picked, not an exhaustive list, just a place to start.
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General Sherman (Giant Sequoia)
Sequoia National Park, CAThe largest tree in the world by volume; wheelchair-accessible trail available
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Quinault Lake Cedar (Western Redcedar)
Olympic National Forest, WAOne of the biggest trees in the world outside California; half-mile trail from Lake Quinault Resort
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Elk Creek Champion (Port-Orford-Cedar)
Siskiyou National Forest (near Powers), ORSixth-biggest champion tree in the country
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Waycross, GAThe nation's largest oak; pride of a local retirement community, publicly viewable at the gate
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Fremont Cottonwood
near Patagonia, AZThe nation's biggest cottonwood, visible from the road at milepost 17.5 on Highway 82
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Jardine Juniper (Rocky Mountain Juniper)
Logan Canyon, UT1,500-year-old ancient tree at the end of a well-known 10-mile round-trip hike
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Big Oak Tree State Park Champions (Pumpkin Ash & Swamp Chestnut Oak)
near East Prairie, MOTwo national champions in one accessible park with a boardwalk trail
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Bennett Juniper (Western Juniper)
Stanislaus National Forest, CAMulti-thousand-year-old, bonsai-shaped ancient tree
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