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Found along Crescent Meadow Road in the Giant Forest, Tunnel Log is a carved opening through a fallen tree estimated to be more than 2,000 years old. The tree fell across the road in 1937 from natural causes and was cut through to make a visitor attraction in the summer of 1938. When it fell, the tree stood 275 feet high and was 21 feet in.


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Location: This giant sequoia fell across the road in 1937. Rather than remove it, Civilian Conservation Corps workers (the CCC) tunneled through it, creating the only "tree-you-can-drive-through" in these parks. The famous standing tunnel tree in Yosemite collapsed in 1969. Check out the wayside exhibit here for more details.


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Scorecard. Value 5.0. Facilities 1.0. Atmosphere 3.0. How we rank things to do. The Tunnel Log, located along the Crescent Meadow Road in the Giant Forest, offers a fun photo-op for park visitors.


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The tree was too large to move, so workers carved a tunnel through it. Since 1935, people have been driving through Tunnel Log. Now you can join in on the novelty of driving through a fallen Sequoia. Tunnel Log is located just 0.5 mile (0.8 km) past Moro Rock. Vehicles taller than 8 feet (2.4 m) can use a bypass.


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While recently visiting Sequoia National Park, I decided I wanted to see Moro Rock, but the road was closed except to shuttle buses. The shuttle bus stop after Moro Rock is for Tunnel Log. Although the bus I was on was full (all the seats were taken with plenty of people standing), I was surprised when we reached Tunnel Log to see nobody.


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The Tunnel Log is a fallen giant sequoia with a tunnel carved right in the middle for cars to drive through. If you're driving to the Yosemite area, this tree tunnel in Sequoia National Park is definitely worth a stop! The Tunnel Log is located in the Giant Forest, inside Sequoia National Park. Laying right across the road, this massive.


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The fallen Tunnel Log of Sequoia National Park came into being after an unnamed giant sequoia fell across the Crescent Meadow Road in late 1937 as a result of "natural causes." The following summer, a tunnel was cut through the fallen log as a visitor attraction. When it fell, the tree stood 275 feet high (83.8 meters) and was 21 feet in.


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TUNNEL LOG. Sequoia National Park, CA. 559-565-3341. This exciting Sequoia attraction was formed in 1937 when a Giant Sequoia fell across the road near Crescent Meadow and Moro Rock. 17 feet wide and 8 feet high, many vehicles passing through to the meadow journey through/underneath the tree!


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With favorites like General Sherman Tree, Sequoia National Park's Tunnel Log, and Giant Forest Museum, we'll make sure you don't miss out on all the must sees. We even included some of our favorite food spots around the area, like The Peaks Restaurant so you can get the best taste of Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park while you're here. To see our full list of food recommendations.


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Visit this attraction in Sequoia National Park in the southern Sierra Nevada in east-central California. Tunnel log is a massive fallen sequoia across the middle of the road, which is a great photo opportunity for visitors of the national park. The mammoth tree fell over in 1937, but a year later, a car tunnel was carved in the middle of its.


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Sequoia's tunnel log is different though: in 1937 when a 2,000 year old, 275 foot high sequoia came crashing down due to natural causes, it did so right over the Crescent Meadow Road. Instead of cutting and clearing the tree, the park service instead cut a tunnel through it, creating one of the park's more popular attractions in the process.


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A popular attraction in Sequoia National Park is the Tunnel Log which rests across Crescent Meadow Road just past the Moro Rock turnoff. Note: Crescent Meadow Road is only open during summer months. However, you can hike to the Tunnel Log from the Giant Forest Museum when the road isn't open. The distance is around 1.6 miles and the hike is.


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Seth A. Elite 2022. Boynton Beach, FL. 54. 852. 7937. 8/7/2019. Tunnel Log is an iconic spot here at Sequoia National park. It's situated right in the center of all the actionnear the Giant Forest Museum area, great trails including Big Tree Trail and Crescent Meadow Loop, and attractions Moro and Hanging Rocks.


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Tunnel Log, Sequoia National Park with kids: "Ever since I was a kid—I grew up on the East Coast—I've always wanted to drive through Sequoia National Park's Tunnel Log. For me, this visit was 20 years in the making and well worth the wait. Not only did we drive through the tunnel, but we climbed.


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Location & History. Tunnel Log is located in the Giant Forest area along Crescent Meadow Road just half a mile past another famous Sequoia National Park feature — Moro Rock.This unnamed giant sequoia tree is believed to have been well over 2,000 years old when it fell on December 4, 1937.


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Sequoia National Park's drive-thru tree is horizontal. It's dead. But it's still fun. This tree fell across Crescent Meadow Road in 1937, the park says, due to natural causes. It was probably about 2,000 years old at the time. The park carved a tunnel through the tree, and a tourist attraction was born.