CA > Redwoods > Jedediah Smith Campground

[mcbpdx]

Anyone hammock camp at this campground?

I'm meeting up with some Marine Corps buddies and our families at the end of July at the Jedediah Smith Campground. I couldn't find exactly what I was looking for on the parks website, but there was an ominous mention about nothing attached to trees. I'm taking a TATO hammock stand to be sure that I don't have to suffer on the ground, but would like it if my whole family could hang with me (I'm trying to convert them).

Does anyone have any experience with this campground? Do they "patrol" the sites to see if hammocks are hung? Is it a no-no?

Thanks for the help!
-M

[Carrico]

Un less its a popular tourist park I doubt it'll have much staff, most parks around my airea are either shut or un staffed except on the Ave of the giants. I've never been to that camp site, but I own land with redwoods on it and would suggest not to hang a hammock on one. The bark is so soft that even with straps the hammock will tear them up. I hang on oak, fir and madrone without straps all the time on my 80.

[mcbpdx]

Thanks for the pointers Carrico. I'll keep that in mind. Looks like I may be using the TATO after all.


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[Carrico]

It's kind of funny really, one of my pet peeves is when people really get there $%#& in a ring over people not using straps on trees. I've been hanging off the same set of trees in my yard without straps for about 3 years and they showed no sign of damage. However there are a few trees out there that you will severely damaged even with strats and Redwood are definitely one of them. Besides that, they're usually so darn big you won't have enough cordage to get around them. Lol. Anyways have fun on your hang looks like a nice place.