Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
About Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
Fresno, United States
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Getting there:
From San Francisco, go over Bay Bridge and through Oakland on the I-580. Stay on the I-580 going east and continue on I-205 which joins I-5 north, and then go east again on route 120. Turn south in Manteca on route 99 and follow it all the way down to Fresno. Continue east from Fresno on route 180 that later turns into 198 and you get to Kings Canyon in about 2.5 hours (from Fresno).
From Los Angeles, begin north on the I-5 and take off to Bakersfield on route 99. After Tulare, turn east towards Visalia on route 198 and you reach Sequoia National Park from the southwest in about 1.5 hours (from Visalia).
From Los Angeles, begin north on the I-5 and take off to Bakersfield on route 99. After Tulare, turn east towards Visalia on route 198 and you reach Sequoia National Park from the southwest in about 1.5 hours (from Visalia).
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First To Review:
Aug 27, 2009
My boyfriend and I went to the two national parks for four days in August 2009, mainly to see the Giant Sequoias. The trees are just amazing and even though seeing them all the time for four days I could never get used to or even fathom their size and majestic appearance!
Apart from the trees, Sequoia and Kings Canyon offer great hiking possibilities and camping. Permits are required for wilderness camping, but due to much fewer visitors than in Yosemite they are relatively easy to get hold of with short notice. We didn't have anything booked but still didn't have any trouble getting campsites for three nights. Fewer visitors also means less crowded trails and sights...
A car is definitely recommended to get around in the park since shuttle traffic only exists very locally, e.g. from Giant Forest Museum to Moro Rock = 3 miles round trip.
One especially amazing sight was the quite hidden and unadvertised Stony Creek, a short walk down hill from Stony Creek Village gas station. This is along the Generals Highway between Grant Grove and Lodgepole Village, in Sequoia National Forest. This creek must have been carved by glacial forces and the previous ice and now water has shaped the rock into the smoothest creek bed. There are holes carved out naturally that make for great swimming and natural jacuzzis (however cold...) and the water moves along in fascinating leaps, trickles, bubbling falls, and narrow speedy bends. Simply gorgeous...
Apart from the trees, Sequoia and Kings Canyon offer great hiking possibilities and camping. Permits are required for wilderness camping, but due to much fewer visitors than in Yosemite they are relatively easy to get hold of with short notice. We didn't have anything booked but still didn't have any trouble getting campsites for three nights. Fewer visitors also means less crowded trails and sights...
A car is definitely recommended to get around in the park since shuttle traffic only exists very locally, e.g. from Giant Forest Museum to Moro Rock = 3 miles round trip.
One especially amazing sight was the quite hidden and unadvertised Stony Creek, a short walk down hill from Stony Creek Village gas station. This is along the Generals Highway between Grant Grove and Lodgepole Village, in Sequoia National Forest. This creek must have been carved by glacial forces and the previous ice and now water has shaped the rock into the smoothest creek bed. There are holes carved out naturally that make for great swimming and natural jacuzzis (however cold...) and the water moves along in fascinating leaps, trickles, bubbling falls, and narrow speedy bends. Simply gorgeous...
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