Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park Parks and Outdoors Travel Guide

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Aerial view of Moro Rock in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park, California
Moro Rock in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park, California (courtesy, National Park Service)
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Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park Parks and Outdoors Travel Tips

By Ann Marie Brown

  • In the southern Sierra, within reasonable reach of the Los Angeles megalopolis, you can still find raw, roadless wilderness in this park. It's a largely unspoiled alpine realm, with high-country lakes and mountain streams, snowfields, and scores of peaks that top 13,000 feet.
  • If you've come to Sequoia and Kings Canyon to see the giant sequoias, there is no better spot to camp than Lodgepole Campground. Giant Forest and the world's biggest tree, the Giant Sherman, are only two miles away. A trail leads right out of camp to Tokopah Falls. Many sites are perched on the banks of the Marble Fork of the Kaweah River.
  • The park's meadows are the best areas for spotting black bears and mule deer. Bears are common from May to November. Deer generally stay in foothills during the winter and move into the middle elevations during the midsummer hot weather.
  • More than 200 species of birds have been seen in the park. White-headed woodpeckers, Clark's nutcrackers, Cassin's finchs are around all year long. Spring is the best time to see songbirds, including western tanagers, lzuli buntings, and black-headed grosbeaks.
  • Set up your tent and watch the Kings River roll by at three side-by-side campgrounds in the Cedar Grove area of Kings Canyon: Moraine, Sentinel, and Sheep Creek. Most of Cedar Grove's trails are within walking distance. The Kings River provides world-class trout fishing. Spring and fall are best at this 4,600-foot elevation; summer is too hot.

Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park

In the southern Sierra, within reasonable reach of the Los Angeles megalopolis, you can still find raw, roadless wilderness. While nearby Yosemite is plagued by crowds and overdevelopment, Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks remain a largely unspoiled alpine realm, with high-country lakes and mountain streams, snowfields, and scores of peaks that top 13,000 feet. In short, there's enough here to satisfy a John Muir wannabe through several lifetimes of exploring. Read More

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Cold Springs

Mineral King Rd.
Mineral King, CA Map

Distance: 5.3 mi.
(from destination center)

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Silver City Resort

P.O. Box 56
Three Rivers, CA 93271 Map

Distance: 19.1 mi.
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Wuksachi Village & Lodge

Best Resorts & Lodges
64740 Wuksachi Way
Sequoia National Park, CA 93262 Map

Distance: 12.3 mi.
(from destination center)

Hotel Class: 3 class stars

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Attractions

Redwood Canyon Trail

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Kings Canyon and Sequoia National Parks
47050 Generals Hwy.
Three Rivers, California 93271

Distance: 14.6 mi. (from destination center)

Description: The Redwood Canyon Trail is an easy trail that spans six miles, beginning on a dirt road accessed from Generals Highway and traveling through Redwood Canyon. ... Read More
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Congress Trail

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Start at the General Sherman Tree, just off the Generals Hwy., 2 miles northeast of Giant Forest Museum
Sequoia & Kings Canyon, California

Distance: 165.3 mi. (from destination center)

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Lakes Trail

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Sequoia & Kings Canyon, California

Distance: 165.3 mi. (from destination center)

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Airports

Major Airports near Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park

Distance (mi.)
Burbank Bob Hope Airport 160.2 map
Ontario International Airport 178.4 map
Los Angeles International Airport 178.5 map

Other Smaller Airports near Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park

Distance (mi.)
Fresno Airterminal Airport 65.9 map
Inyokern Kern County Airport 72.4 map
Bakersfield Meadows Field 78.7 map

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