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Red Creek Fir

Largest known Douglas fir in the world, in British Columbia, Canada

Red Creek Fir
Red Creek Fir with a woman standing at its base
Species	Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii)
Location	Vancouver Island British Columbia, Canada
Coordinates	48°34′46″N 124°13′15″W / 48.57939°N 124.22080°W / 48.57939; -124.22080
Height	73.8 m (242 ft)
Diameter	4.2 m (14 ft)
Volume of trunk	349 m3 (12,300 cu ft)[1]
Date seeded	~1000 CE

The Red Creek Fir is a large Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) tree located in the San Juan ValleyofVancouver IslandinBritish Columbia, Canada. By volume, it is the largest known Douglas fir tree on Earth.^[2][3]

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The tree was seeded sometime around 1000 CE. It flourished due to its location on the shaded southern slopes of the San Juan Valley and being no more than 0.5 km (0.31 mi) from the San Juan River.^{[citation needed]}

Despite various attempts by the Ancient Forest Alliance, it does not yet have formal governmental protection aside from being placed on a public recreation site.^[4] A proposal exists to extend the current Pacific Rim National Park down the west coast of the island to include the Red Creek Fir, as well as it being listed by Heritage BC. As of July 2016^[update], both proposals have been unsuccessful.

The Red Creek Fir has a diameter of 4.2 m (14 ft), a circumference of 9.8 m (32 ft), and a height of 73.8 m (242 ft). The tree has an approximate age of at least 1000 years old.^[2]

• Port Renfrew - a nearby community
• San Juan Spruce
• Big Lonely Doug
• List of individual trees
• List of superlative trees

• Drone footage of the Red Creek Fir, September 2014