Grandfather Tree Gift Shop — Local services in Fort Bragg

I’ve driven by the Grandfather Tree several times over the years and never stopped. The other day (9/6) I finally did. I was greeted as soon as I walked in by the woman behind the counter, which is important to me! It’s a very cute shop with tons of quality stuff. A lot of likely hand-made items and carvings. It was also very clean and well-organized. The woman working (Brandy) was so nice and helpful. She treated me like an actual person and not just another customer. She told me some history on the tree and the area, and even some of the best “hidden” spots to stop on my Redwood‘s road trip. I left feeling like I made a new friend in the Redwoods.

There are a couple things, I felt would have made it better though. There was no AC in there and I was so hot.. it was 107° outside and it felt like 120° in there! I could only shop for like five minutes because of the heat. Brandy did tell me her boss is working hard to install an AC ASAP though. I felt so bad for her working all day in there. There also wasn’t any disabled parking or accessible path to the shop from the parking lot and, for a disabled person, it’s a bit of a walk. For those reasons, I cannot give Grandfather Tree 5 stars, as I can’t in, good conscious, recommend to my friends with different abilities. But overall it was great, the customer service was top-notch and that makes a huge difference! I will...

Like wood? This is the place for you. Carvings upon carvings upon carvings. This cool little spot off the 101 in Humboldt County is a quaint place to stop and let your kids ooh and aah over the many, many carvings and also pick up any number of collectible mementos. If Bigfoot is your thing, or your grandma is a collector of bear figurines, I challenge you to find a better spot for this specific gift purchasing. The sales associate was outside on her phone and seemed irritated that we were interrupting her phone call, but to be fair, we probably looked like your average, every day browsing, not buying clientele… because we were. But we also weren’t inclined to part with our money either. We never got a hello, but we never said goodbye either. And personally, I’m not somebody that needs to be approached and asked if they need help with anything every five minutes. This specific point is merely a PSA for anyone that might be offended by such. My kid could’ve cared less as he loved everything about the place, and in the end, that’s all...

We visited the Grandfather Tree Gift shop. First off, it's free to visit unless you buy something. So it's actually pretty nice. Yes there is a great tree for pictures. But the tree is to get you there. This is all about the gift shop. That is what tourists do. Thankfully this gift shop is a lot about wood carving. The items they offer or just have on display are very well done. It's very much worth a stop just to check out the wood carvings. I didn't see a restroom, so there may not be one. But never fear. The one log home is right next door. All you have to do is walk over and buy something. Then you will be a customer and the One Log Home gift shop will provide you with a code to use the restroom. No, I'm not kidding. But maybe, the Grandfather Tree gift shop has a restroom and I just missed them. No matter. The Grandfather Tree Gift Shop is a nice place to stop. Most gift shops only carry the same type of things. At least in this one, there is a lot of...