Ancient Trees in Port Renfrew
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Big Lonely Doug
Coast Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii). roughly 1,000 years. Free, on Crown land within Tree Farm Licence 46; the tree itself was marked with a green 'Leave Tree' ribbon by the logger who found it and left standing when the surrounding stand was clearcut in 2012, so there is no gate or permission needed. Reaching it needs a vehicle: the logging road is fine for a standard car up to the Gordon River bridge, then gets rough and steep, with 4WD/high clearance recommended beyond it (2WD drivers can park at the bridge and walk about 1.5 km up the road). From the road pullout a flagged, fairly steep trail (about 250 m round trip) drops through clearcut debris to the tree's base; the best full view is actually from the road itself.

Red Creek Fir
Coast Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii). roughly 1,000 years. Free, Crown land within a designated Forest Service Recreation Site and Old-Growth Management Area, no gate or permission needed. Reached via rough, largely unmaintained industrial logging roads (high-clearance vehicle essential, 4WD preferable, roughly a 45-minute drive from Port Renfrew), then an easy, well-used trail of about 1 km return (10-15 minutes) passing several large old cedars. Road conditions vary year to year with storm damage and active logging in the area; state plainly rather than assuming the road is always open.