Beijing road trip like crazy! A comprehensive guide to a magical forest

Girls! Just discovered a gem in the city‼️ A 30-minute drive to a Nordic-style Metasequoia forest, the north garden of the National Botanical Garden is breathtakingly beautiful! This guide will show you how to capture the 8,000㎡ tulip sea with your steering wheel, where even the air smells like cherry blossoms～

📍Road Trip Cheatsheet
▫️Set your navigation to [National Botanical Garden North Garden parking lot]! Arrive before 8am on weekends to snag a parking spot (10 yuan/hour)
▫️Important‼️Drive an SUV! Gravel roads are a breeze
▫️Prepare a playlist of "Kikujiro's Summer" BGM (Open all windows and enjoy the birdsong)
▫️Sunroof is a must! Capture stunning aerial views of the flower sea

🌸Three Must-See Photo Spots
1️⃣Cherry Valley Metasequoia Forest (Mist spray at 9-10am)
✅Wear a white dress! Bring a transparent umbrella as a prop (Capture ethereal photos in the mist)
✅Park your car at the entrance of the plank road and take wide-angle shots of the car passing through the misty forest

2️⃣Tulip Sea (Peak bloom in mid-April)
✅Fill the trunk with fake flowers! Spread them on the grass and take "drowning in flowers" photos
✅Use the car roof rack reflector to capture the most vibrant flower colors at noon

3️⃣Mountain Peach Blossom Creek (Late March only)
✅Capture the entire pink scene at 7am, framing the flower creek in the rearview mirror
✅Bring a folding chair and stand on the car roof for a bird's-eye view of the flower carpet

📆Lazy Route (3 hours to flood your social media)
8:00 Enter the park → Tulip Sea photo frenzy → Take the shuttle bus to Cherry Valley → Misty wonderland in the Metasequoia forest → Picnic at Mountain Peach Blossom Creek → Leave at 13:00

⚠️Lessons Learned
❌Don't wear high heels! The cobblestone paths will make you regret it
❌Avoid the Tulip area in the afternoon (Crowded with tour groups)
✅Bring a picnic mat! Enjoy breakfast by the Metasequoia forest while waiting for the mist
✅Keep 5 bottles of water + sunscreen spray in the car (The lines at the park's convenience store are scary)

🍔Foodie Radar
▫️Parking lot food truck: Cherry blossom ice cream with a tulip backdrop
▫️Self-heating hot pot: Pose on the benches in the Metasequoia forest, tempting passersby with the aroma
▫️Must-try on the way back: Braised pork knuckle at Xiangshan Shopping Street, fatty but not greasy

💡Hidden Gems
▫️Drive to the corner of the west gate and take retro car + old railway track photos
▫️Must-visit Science Museum for kids, exchange car keys for an audio guide without deposit
▫️Open the sunroof fully at dusk and wait for magpies to land on the car roof for a photo op

My hands still tremble when I look at the photos😭 When the wheels rolled over the cherry blossom path, even the wipers swayed to the rhythm of the BGM! Another successful spring road trip +1, next time I'll drive a convertible to capture the entire Ginkgo Avenue～