Californian Redwoods — Attraction in Barwon South West

What a gorgeous little place, the Californian Redwoods are only 90yrs old and doing well in the Australian Cool temperate climate in the Otway Ranges. I enjoyed being amongst these giants whom seem to have mysteriously healing powers, that soothe the soul and l only wish l could come back and see them again in another hundred years. Hopefully this small pocket will be preserved forever until they have a natural demise. The trek on the way is fraught with slippery conditions if wet, it gets foggy too, as its a relatively high humidity area due to the coast not being far away. It is advisable you stick to road signals as tracks are narrow and sometimes only one car wide, especially if coming from the Skene's Creek area. So far this has been my favourite spot and a must see. On a sunny day bring your picnic lunch and grab one of the two tables available. Please also be mindful of the environment as there is no toilet facility, so it was sad to see toilet tissue, that wasn't buried..ewwwh! Also don't bother stopping at Beech Forest for a loo stop, the toilets were downright disgusting. All overflowing, clogged with toilet tissue and definitely a health hazard. Hang if you have to go and make it to...

The trees and solace 5🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 2 -3 picnic tables (I didn't count them) at the entrance of the Red Wood forest entrance. Free to use and enter. We shared the woodland with another group briefly, but as we were leaving a small coach of 15+/- people turned up. Luck of the draw if it's busy or not. The drive to the site is incredible but only for vehicles of small campervan/minibus or less. You can not take large, articulated or towed vehicles or caravans/trailers down this road. It's very bendy, windy with a steep droops at the side, rock faces and small passing points. That said, if you're in a car and drive sensibly it's a wonderland experience of lush green trees, palms and shrubbery giving a rainforest vibe! We loved it!!🌴

One "drop"Toilet is up a rubble woodland path. Very basic. A proper toilet positioned over a very deep hole. Ample toilet roll available. No treated tap water, soap or hand towels. There is a tap outside the toilet but the water is not treated so take hand wipes and a disposal bag so you can throw them away/recycle/compost them on your return to...

Very nice and beautiful. I didn't notice Amy rubbish. Way less busy than the East side equivalent at cement creek, but seems way smaller than East side. East side equivalent is structured, with all the trees lined up in specific order. But here in the otways it's Moree free form, with the trees following no particular order. I think there's pros and cons. The East side gives a sense of wonder cause you ponder how humans where able to design such consistent planting patterns for the trees. Whereas in otways you marvel more at how everything seems like how nature intended things to be, just natural and organic with no clear design, just mother nature doing her thing without interference. I like both for different reasons, but overall I prefer otways as I can explore and expect new things. East side it's all the same and novelty...