Stop 02 · MM 7 · Rt 360
Rainbow eucalyptus: yes, they really grow like that.
No paint. No filter. Just a tree showing off — and a ten-minute stop worth every one.
- Marker
- MM 7 · Rt 360
- Cost
- Free · roadside
- Time
- 10 min
- Land
- Private — view from pull-off
- Light
- Best in soft/overcast light
Listen to this guide
Why the bark looks painted
Rainbow eucalyptus (Eucalyptus deglupta) sheds its bark in strips, and each strip exposes fresh green tissue that ages through blue, purple, orange, and maroon on its way to brown. Different patches shed at different times — so the trunk wears every stage at once, like the tree couldn’t pick a favorite.
How to see them without becoming a hazard
The grove stands just past marker 7, on private land beside the highway. Use the pull-off, shoot from the roadside, and leave the trunks alone — peeling the bark hurts the tree and the arrangement that keeps this stop viewable. Soft or overcast light saturates the colors best; harsh noon sun flattens them.
Ten minutes, a full camera roll, zero fees. The route’s best value-per-minute, and then you roll on.
Keep planning
- All 16 stops in order →
- The timed 1-day plan →
- Twin Falls →
- Garden of Eden Arboretum →
- Guide: History & Facts →
Written and shot on the route by Shane Perry, Maui resident.
Straight answers
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