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Reddish-brown trunks of giant sequoias at the edge of Crescent Meadow in the Giant Forest of Sequoia National Park

Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks: map

18 places with verified coordinates · 16 with photo

Bookable in the park · 4

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Viewpoints

Mountains & rock

Water

Arrival

Where to stay

History

Nature

Arrival · South entrance

Ash Mountain Entrance

Entrance on Highway 198, past the town of Three Rivers. Card payment only. From here the road is narrow and winding.

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36.48539, -118.83787

Giant Forest Museum in Sequoia National Park: rustic wooden building at the edge of a meadow, a massive giant sequoia on the left
Photo: Daniel Mayer (mav) ↗ · CC BY-SA 3.0 ↗

History · Museum and visitor centre

Giant Forest Museum

Free museum and gateway to the Giant Forest, start of the Big Trees Trail. No food available; in summer the car park is often full from mid-morning.

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36.56470, -118.77270

Steep staircase with railings on the granite dome of Moro Rock in Sequoia National Park, with visitors on it
Photo: Tuxyso ↗ · CC BY-SA 3.0 ↗

Nature · Granite dome

Moro Rock

A staircase climbs about 90 metres (300 ft) to the summit, with views of the Great Western Divide. Do not climb when there is ice or snow on the steps.

A granite dome with a staircase, and the widest view in the Giant Forest.

Coordinates
36.544090, −118.765109
Climb
staircase, about 90 metres (300 ft) of ascent
View
of the Great Western Divide
Car park
3.2 km (2 mi) from the Generals Highway
In summer
shuttle from the Giant Forest Museum
Not with
ice or snow on the steps

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36.54409, -118.76511

A white car drives through the opening cut into the fallen Tunnel Log in Sequoia National Park
Photo: Pavel Špindler ↗ · CC BY 3.0 ↗

Nature · Fallen giant sequoia

Tunnel Log

The fallen trunk that Crescent Meadow Road passes through. Vehicles over 6.7 metres (22 ft) and vehicles with trailers are banned on this road.

The spur road to Moro Rock, Tunnel Log and Crescent Meadow: narrow, and car-free at summer weekends.

Coordinates
36.552539, −118.761383 (Tunnel Log)
Banned
single vehicles over 6.7 m (22 ft) and vehicles with trailers
In summer
closed to private cars at weekends and on holidays
Alternative
shuttle from the Giant Forest Museum
In winter
closed with the first snow, usually until late May

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36.55254, -118.76138

Looking up the trunk of the General Sherman Tree in Sequoia National Park into its crown, with more giant sequoias all around
Photo: Jim Bahn ↗ · CC BY 2.0 ↗

Nature · Tree

General Sherman Tree

The largest tree on Earth by volume. From the main car park on Wolverton Road, a paved path of 0.8 kilometres (0.5 mi) with steps.

The largest tree on Earth by volume, at the end of a short, paved path.

Coordinates
36.581645, −118.751443
Main path
0.8 km (0.5 mi), paved, with steps, uphill on the way back
Parking
main car park on Wolverton Road
Accessible
small car park on the Generals Highway with a disability placard
In winter
main car park closed, bring traction devices for your shoes
Height
83.8 m (275 ft)

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36.58165, -118.75144

Arrival · Visitor centre

Lodgepole Visitor Center

Visitor centre with a wilderness office at just over 2,000 metres (6,600 ft), closed in winter. Opposite: market, grill, showers and laundry.

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36.60409, -118.73213

The massive, fire-scarred base of the General Grant Tree in Grant Grove, Kings Canyon National Park
Photo: Bradluke22 ↗ · Public domain ↗

Nature · Tree

General Grant Tree

The second-largest tree on Earth by volume and the Nation's Christmas Tree, reached on a paved loop of half a kilometre (0.3 mi).

The original General Grant National Park of 1890, with the second-largest tree on Earth.

Coordinates
36.748056, −118.971111
Significance
the Nation's Christmas Tree
Elevation
2,008 m (6,588 ft)
Access
Big Stump Entrance, Highway 180 from Fresno
From Ash Mountain
two hours more driving, 87 km (54 mi)
Where to stay
John Muir Lodge, Grant Grove Cabins

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36.74806, -118.97111

Golden Zumwalt Meadow in Kings Canyon National Park in front of wooded slopes and pale granite walls
Photo: Schwaltz ↗ · CC BY-SA 3.0 ↗

Nature · Meadow

Zumwalt Meadow

The well-known meadow on the floor of Kings Canyon below granite walls, near the end of the road.

The glacial valley that gave Kings Canyon its name, and one of the quietest parts of the parks.

Coordinates
36.791612, −118.596119 (Zumwalt Meadow)
Open
usually May to early or mid-November
From Big Stump
53 km (33 mi), about an hour
Elevation
1,400 m (4,600 ft), warmer in summer than the sequoia groves
Highlights
granite walls, waterfalls, Kings River
Fuel
nearest petrol station at Hume Lake, 44 km (27 mi)

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36.79161, -118.59612

Locations verified from the linked original sources and OpenStreetMap. The map shows no trails or park boundaries; markers do not imply that access is permitted.

Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors, OpenMapTiles, OpenFreeMap. Elevation: Terrain Tiles (Mapzen, AWS Open Data); 3DEP, GMTED2010 and SRTM courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey; EU-DEM (Copernicus, European Union); ETOPO1 (NOAA); ArcticDEM (NSF, DigitalGlobe); Geoscience Australia; Open Data Austria (DGM); Open Government Licence – Canada; INEGI; Land Information New Zealand; Kartverket; Environment Agency (UK).

Park photo: Photo: Davide D'Amico from London, United Kingdom ↗ · CC BY-SA 2.0 ↗

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