Height: | 250.00+ ft | (76.20+ m) | Elevation: | 7,026 ft (2,142 m) | GPS Latitude: | 36.57232 |
Volume: | 31,049 ft3 | (879 m3) | Creek: | Little Deer Creek | GPS Longitude: | -118.74927 |
Width: | 21.30 ft | (6.49 m) | Grove: | Giant Forest | Discovery Date: | |
Age: | Park: | Sequoia NP | Discovered By: |
Notes: Law, named to honor naturalist Michael M. Law who, with fellow naturalist Wendell D. Flint, discovered several of the largest giant redwoods, is the 25th largest tree in Sequoia National Park, and the 18th largest tree in Giant Forest.
Drive: Law is 219 mi (352 km) southeast of San Francisco near Fresno.
Northbound: From U.S. Interstate 5 North, transfer to California State Route 99 North toward Bakersfield. Drive north 97 mi (156 km) on California State Route 99 and transfer to California State Route 198 East toward Visalia. Drive east 58 mi (93 km) on California State Route 198 (Generals Highway), past Four Guardsmen, and turn left into the Pinewood Picnic Area parking lot.
Southbound: From U.S. Interstate 5 South in Sacramento, transfer to U.S. Highway 50 East toward South Lake Tahoe. Drive east 1.7 mi (2.7 km) on U.S. Highway 50 and transfer to California State Highway 99 South. Near Fresno, transfer to California State Route 180 East. Drive east 56 mi (90 km) on California State Route 180, and turn right onto California State Route 198 West. Drive south 28 mi (45 km) on California State Route 198 (Generals Highway) and turn right into the Pinewood Picnic Area parking lot.
Hike: From the parking lot, walk south across California State Route 198 (Generals Highway) to an unpaved road marked
Authorized Vehicles Only.
Hike south/uphill 0.2 mi (0.3 km) on the unpaved road to the junction with Rimrock Trail. Turn left at the trail
junction and hike east 0.7 mi (1.1 km) on Rimrock Trail to Lincoln near the
junction with Alta Trail. Turn left at the trail junction and hike northeast 0.2 mi (0.3 km) on Alta Trail to
McKinley trail junction. Veer right at the trail junction and hike east 0.2 mi (0.3 km) on Congress Trail, past
The House, to the junction with Circle Meadow Loop Trail near
The Senate. Veer right at the trail junction and hike south 340 ft (104 m) on the eastern half of Circle Meadow Loop Trail, through
The Senate, to Law which stands beside the trail on your right.
Rating: | Easy | One-Way Distance: | 1.3 mi | (2.1 km) | Ascent: | 595 ft | (181 m) |
Time: | 40 min | Off-Trail: | 0 ft | (0 m) | Descent: | 165 ft | (50 m) |
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Photos: Pictures of Law Tree taken from different sides