Freeman Creek

Freeman Creek is a tributary of the Kern River above Lake Isabella. Lloyd Meadows Creek is a tributary on the left bank of Freeman Creek at Lloyd Meadows.

Freeman Creek Grove

A giant sequoia near Freeman Creek

Freeman Creek Grove (also known as Lloyd Meadow Grove) is a grove of giant sequoias located in Giant Sequoia National Monument in the Sierra Nevada in eastern California. The area is a botanical reserve under administration by the Sequoia National Forest, except for one small inholding. The largest unlogged grove outside of a national park, it covers about 1,425 acres (5.77 km2) in the Freeman Creek Watershed, mainly south of Freeman Creek.[1]

Noteworthy trees

There are several large sequoias in this grove, including:

References

  1. United States Forest Service (2010). "Freeman Creek Grove". Giant Sequoia Groves. Porterville, California: Giant Sequoia National Monument, Sequoia National Forest, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2011-08-14.
  2. Freeman Creek Grove–President George H.W. Bush Tree

Coordinates: 36°08′22″N 118°30′33″W / 36.13944°N 118.50917°W / 36.13944; -118.50917


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