A Guide to Sequoia National Park and King's Canyon National Park
Walk among giants in these neighboring California parks.
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Home to the world’s largest tree, the 275-foot General Sherman tree, Sequoia National Park is teeming with sequoia groves on the western side of California’s Sierra Nevada mountains. The towering sequoia trees that comprise its Giant Forest stand hundreds of feet tall and are a mighty sight to behold. The splendor of this park shines through the extraordinary views from the many hiking trails and granite domes, including Moro Rock. Be sure to visit neighboring Kings Canyon National Park — both parks are operated in tandem and connected by the Kings Canyon Scenic Byway.
The giant sequoia, Sequoiadendron giganteum: the biggest tree in the world
In her book, In the Name of Plants, our botanist Sandra Knapp reveals the stories of remarkable plants and the extraordinary people behind their names.
This extract explores the giant redwood trees of California, which reach astounding sizes, and their equally impressive namesake, the Native American Sequoyah, a member of the Cherokee Nation.
LA Times Today: How Disney’s Sierra Nevada ski resort changed environmentalism forever
Six decades ago, Walt Disney set his sights on Mineral King, a mountain valley in California’s Sierra Nevada bordering Sequoia National Park. It was the perfect setting for a ski resort, but a lawsuit between the Sierra Club and the U.S. Forest Service put a kibosh on the plan.
An Ethereal Timelapse of Sequoia National Park as Day Moves Into Night
Filmmakers Gavin Heffernan and Harun Mehmedinovic of Sunchaser Pictures captured ethereal timelapse footage of the Kaweah River and the surrounding nature of Sequoia National Park in Tulare County, California, as the day moves into night.
Mule trains take supplies to the trail crews in Sequoia National Park. Crews spend months in remote regions of the Sierra Nevada maintaining trails.
There’s nothing like the peace and solitude offered by a California hiking trail. Sometimes demanding but always worth it, these stretches of dirt, soil and rock stand as a testament to the state’s everlasting beauty.
The Science Behind the Oldest Trees on Earth-How experts have determined that bristlecone pines, sequoias and baobabs have stood for thousands of years
How experts have determined that bristlecone pines, sequoias and baobabs have stood for thousands of years
Land of Giants: 10 Facts About Sequoia National Park
Tucked into the southern Sierra Nevada range, with elevations ranging from 1,300 feet to nearly 14,500 feet, Sequoia National Park is home to some of the world’s most breathtaking trees.
