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5 days ago · Visit the world's largest trees and other natural wonders in California's Sierra Nevada. Find out how to plan your trip, check road conditions, and learn about the parks' history and wildlife.
Sequoia is a genus of redwood coniferous trees in the subfamily Sequoioideae of the family Cupressaceae. The only extant species of the genus is Sequoia sempervirens in the Northern California coastal forests ecoregion of Northern California and Southwestern Oregon in the United States.
- Address: 47050 Generals Hwy. 2 hours to Half Day. TIME TO SPEND. Visitors to the Giant Forest use a lot of the same words to describe it, including "awe-inspiring," "amazing" and a "must-see."
- Natural Wonders, Free, Hiking, Sightseeing. TYPE. 1 to 2 hours. TIME TO SPEND.
- Free, Sightseeing. TYPE. 2 hours to Half Day. TIME TO SPEND. To visit Kings Canyon by car, the Kings Canyon Scenic Byway (otherwise known as Highway 180) is the only option for vehicles.
- Free, Hiking, Recreation. TYPE. 2 hours to Half Day. TIME TO SPEND. There are hundreds of miles of trails in Sequoia National Park suitable for all abilities and ages.
Sequoia National Park is an American national park in the southern Sierra Nevada east of Visalia, California. The park was established on September 25, 1890, and today protects 404,064 acres (631 sq mi; 163,519 ha; 1,635 km 2) [2] of forested mountainous terrain.
2 days ago · Learn about the giant sequoia, the largest and most massive tree in the world, native to the Sierra Nevadas of California. Find out its physical description, status, threats, and how it differs from the coast redwood.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Nov 5, 2009 · Explore the vast wilderness of California's Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, home to the world's largest trees and deepest canyons. Learn how to get there, when to go, and what to see in these two contiguous parks.
Visit the world's largest tree and one of the deepest canyons in the Sierra Nevada mountains. Explore hiking trails, horseback riding, stargazing and more in these sprawling parks.
