Picea sitchensis

Before Columbus sailed to the Americas, this Sitka spruce began its life nourished by a nurse log. As it grew, it shared Cape Creek with the Indians who lived just one-half mile west at their large seasonal campsite by the ocean. When the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) established a camp at Cape Perpetua in the early 1930’s, they built the first trail to the Giant Spruce, likely reopening the path of the ancient Indian trail.

Tree Facts

• Approx. height: 185′
• Age: Approx. 600 years
• Circumference: 40′
• Dedicated on: September 15, 2007

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Location: Cape Perpetua Scenic Area, two miles south of Yachats, at end of one mile Spruce trail.