Sequoia/Kings Canyon National Park Travel Information
Sequoia National Park and Kings Canyon National Park are home to
several natural biggies, from immense mountains to deep canyons via
giants of the leafy sort. Not surprisingly, the parks are not only big
physically, but big as in popular, particularly with outdoors
enthusiasts. These two
adjacent national parks were the country’s second and third so
designated, and together with Giant Sequoia National
Monument as well as vast tracts of federal wilderness take in a
significant
portion of the Sierra Nevada. Because the elevation of the parks
ranges from 1,500 feet to nearly 15,000 feet, visitors can expect to
find stunningly diverse habitats and dramatic climate changes to mark
topographical transitions. Travelers on the
Generals Highway will climb over 5000 feet from chaparral and
oak-studded foothills to the awe-inspiring sequoia groves. From there,
trails lead to high-alpine wilderness or down beneath the surface to quiet
limestone caverns. Though scenic drives and short nature trails offer
the casual visitor opportunity to get a glimpse of what makes this
place so special, the best way really to squirrel out park secrets is
on an extended hike into the more remote reaches of the parks.
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks are
located in east central California, about 200 miles north of Los
Angeles. For more information on the parks and the surrounding area,
please select an area of interest from the navigation bar on the
left.
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