The Lakes Trail | Sequoia National Park, CA
A June 2018 day hike along the beautiful Lakes Trail in Sequoia National Park, California. Lakes visited include Heather, Emerald and Pear. If I only had one day to explore the park - this would be the trail I would recommend! 13.24 miles round trip with an elevation gain of 2,303 feet.
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Backpacking Sequoia 4K Highlights: Kaweah Gap/Hamilton Lakes/Black Rock Pass
Watch full trip video here: . These are the highlights from a very smoky backpacking trip into Sequoia National Park, part of California's Sierra Nevada Mountains. I did a loop out of Cresent Meadows, going over Black Rock Pass, Kaweah Gap, and past the Hamilton Lakes area. Part of the route was along the High Sierra Trail. I did this trip the second week of November, 2018
Generals Highway Northbound - Sequoia National Park, Sequoia NF, Kings Canyon National Park
Traveling over the whole Generals Highway, crossing Sequoia National Park, Sequoia National Forest and Kings Canyon National Park. The video shows Generals Highway northbound - from the Ash Mountain entrance to Sequoia National Park to the Big Stump entrance (exit) to Kings Canyon National Park.
Generals Highway - this is its proper spelling - is a 52.3-kilometer (32.5-mile) Californian highway connecting Highway 198 and Highway 180. It is one of the most scenic roads in the United States - and, in my opinion, in the world. Generals Highway crosses the Sequoia National Park, the Giant Sequoia National Monument section of the Sequoia National Forest and Kings Canyon National Park.
Highlights:
00:09 - Sequoia National Park, Ash Mountain Entrance
01:21 - Kaweah River canyon
02:32 - Foothills Visitor Center - Park Headquarters
03:28 - Kaweah River canyon
05:56 - Tunnel Rock
09:07 - Bridge over Marble Fork Kaweah River
09:15 - Potwisha Campground
12:33 - Moro Rock ahead
14:38 - Hospital Rock
14:48 - Entrance to Buckeye Flat Campground
22:52 - Big Fern Springs
26:48 - Amphitheater view point
27:33 - Moro Rock ahead
28:47 - Granite Springs
31:19 - Generals Highway lookout
33:03 - Deer Ridge crossing
33:20 - Slide Spring
35:50 - Arrival to giant sequoia forest
37:04 - Access to Crystal Cave
38:14 - Generals Highway divided by trees
40:48 - Wall Spring
43:24 - Access to Moro Rock and Tunnel Log
43:36 - Giant Forest Museum
43:47 - Beetle Rock
44:23 - Access to Big Trees Trail and Giant Forest
47:11 - Crossing Little Deer Creek
47:49 - Pinewood Picnic Area
50:11 - Crossing Sherman Creek
51:14 - Access to Wolverton Ski Area and Alta Peak Trailhead
52:18 - Crossing Wolverton Creek
53:46 - Lodgepole Village, Twin Lakes Trail and Tokopah Falls
53:55 - Crossing Marble Fork Kaweah River
54:02 - Lodgepole Picnic Area
54:16 - Crossing Silliman Creek
54:51 - Bridge over Clover Creek
55:46 - Entrance to Wuksachi Village and Lodge
56:17 - Red Fir
58:27 - Crossing Halstead Creek and Halstead Meadow
58:39 - Halstead Picnic Area
1:01:39 - Little Baldy
1:01:59 - Cascade Creek
1:02:26 - Little Baldy Saddle
1:04:36 - Dorst Creek Campground
1:05:29 - Crossing Dorst Creek
1:06:35 - Crossing Cabin Creek
1:07:41 - Lost Grove and Muir Grove
1:09:22 - Leaving Sequoia National Park, entering Sequoia National Forest
1:10:57 - Stony Creek Campground
1:11:01 - Upper Stony Creek Day Use Area
1:11:14 - Crossing Stony Creek
1:11:30 - Cove Camp Campground
1:11:40 - Stony Creek Village and Lodge
1:11:51 - Fir Group Campground
1:16:50 - Big Baldy Ridge
1:17:41 - Montecito-Sequoia Lodge
1:18:26 - Crossing Woodward Creek
1:19:26 - Entrance to Big Meadows Horse Corral and Trail
1:19:44 - Big Baldy Trailhead
1:20:22 - From here on Generals Highway separates the Sequoia National Forest and Kings Canyon National Park
1:21:30 - Buck Rock
1:23:00 - Buena Vista Trailhead
1:23:09 - Kings Canyon overlook
1:24:24 - Access to Quail Flat, Tensile, Landslide and Hume Lake
1:24:31 - Redwood Canyon Trailhead
1:25:16 - Redwood Mountain Grove overlook
1:25:40 - Entering Kings Canyon National Park
1:29:37 - End of Generals Highway; junction with Highway 180
1:31:09 - Big Stump Picnic Area
1:32:08 - Kings Canyon National Park - Big Stump Entrance (exit)
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Sequoia National Park Travel Guide | Things to do & see on a weekend
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Our itinerary for a weekend in these two parks:
DAY 1
- Moro Rock (Sequoia) |
- Tunnel Log (Sequoia) |
- General Grant Tree (Kings Canyon)
- Hume Lake (Kings Canyon)
DAY 2
- Drive around Woodlake (between Three Rivers and the park). Lots of orange plantations and farms here!
- General Sherman Tree (Sequoia) |
- Tohopah Falls (Sequoia)
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Kings Canyon and Seqouia National Park - California, USA
Kings Canyon National Park is a national park in the southern Sierra Nevada, in Fresno and Tulare Counties, California in the United States. Originally established in 1890 as General Grant National Park, it was greatly expanded and renamed to Kings Canyon National Park on March 4, 1940. Its namesake, Kings Canyon, is a rugged glacier-carved valley more than a mile deep; the park also includes multiple 14,000-foot peaks, high mountain meadows, swift-flowing rivers, and some of the world's largest stands of giant sequoia trees. Kings Canyon is north of and contiguous with Sequoia National Park, and the two are jointly administered by the National Park Service as the Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks.
The majority of the 461,901-acre park, drained by the Middle and South Forks of the Kings River and many smaller streams, is designated wilderness. Tourist facilities are concentrated in two areas: Grant Grove, home to General Grant (the second largest tree in the world, measured by trunk volume) and Cedar Grove/Kanawyers, located in the heart of Kings Canyon. Overnight travel is required to access most of the park's backcountry, or high country, which for much of the year is covered in deep snow. The combined Pacific Crest Trail/John Muir Trail, a popular backpacking route, traverses the entire length of the park from north to south.
General Grant National Park was initially created to protect a small area of giant sequoias from logging. Although John Muir's visits brought public attention to the huge wilderness area to the east, it took more than fifty years for the rest of Kings Canyon to be designated a national park. Environmental groups, park visitors and many local politicians wanted to see the area preserved; however, development interests wanted to build hydroelectric dams in the canyon. Even after President Franklin D. Roosevelt expanded the park in 1940, the fight continued until 1965, when the Cedar Grove and Tehipite Valley dam sites were finally annexed into the park.
As visitation rose post-World War II, further debate took place over whether the park should be developed as a tourist resort, or retained as a more natural environment restricted to simpler recreation such as hiking and camping. Ultimately, the preservation lobby prevailed and today, the park has only limited services and lodgings despite its size. Due to this and the lack of road access to most of the park, Kings Canyon remains the least visited of the major Sierra parks, with just over 600,000 visitors in 2016 compared to 1.2 million visitors at Sequoia and over 5 million at Yosemite.
Seqouia National Park is famous for its giant sequoia trees, including the General Sherman tree, the largest tree on Earth. The General Sherman tree grows in the Giant Forest, which contains five out of the ten largest trees in the world. The Giant Forest is connected by the Generals Highway to Kings Canyon National Park's General Grant Grove, home to the General Grant tree among other giant sequoias. The park's giant sequoia forests are part of 202,430 acres of old-growth forests shared by Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. Indeed, the parks preserve a landscape that still resembles the southern Sierra Nevada before Euro-American settlement.
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A Guide to Sequoia National Park
Fees:
Vehicle Pass: $30.00
Individual Entry Pass: $15.00
Annual Pass: $50.00
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Buckeye Flat campgrounds:
$22.00 per night
General Sherman Tree trail:
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Tunnel Log:
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Kings Canyon National Park Off-Roading: River Road 4K
The River Road is the official name given by the Park, however it is also known as the Motor Nature Trail.
This road can be done in just about any vehicle with decent ground clearance. This was done in my 2016 CR-V, so anything with similar ride height would be fine. There is only one section that is bad from the recent flooding that requires a slight line, but otherwise the trail is gravel and dirt.
The trail is one-way after the first quarter mile or so. It runs along the South Fork Kings River and has numerous spots to setup and picnic. Trailers are not allowed nor is camping.
This is one of the few off roading options in Kings Canyon National Park.
Kings Canyon and Sequoia Trip June 22nd, 2012
Chris's 90 mile solo trip in Kings Canyon and Sequoia. Started at Roads End, up Woods Creek, to Rae Lakes over Glen Pass, then through Vidette Meadow and over Forester Pass, along Tyndall Creek on the PCT / JMT and then down west on Wallace Creek down to the Kern Valley to Junction Meadows, then up Colby Pass Trail to Gallats Lake via Colby Canyon, over Colby Pass to Colby Lake, over Whaleback, then down into Cloud Canyon to Roaring river, and then up over Avalanche Pass and down Sphinx Trail to Bubbs Creek back to the Trail head.
4K Sequoia National Park - Bighorn Plateau Sierra Nevada, CA Backpacking
Our backpacking trip from Cottonwood Pass to Bighorn Plateau area along the Pacific Crest Trail and back out.
Originally we had planned on dropping down into the Kern Canyon, but the rapidly melting massive snow pack from this year changed that when we came to Wright Creek and found it uncrossable on the trail. We decided to change our plans a bit and explore the area around Wright Creek and Bighorn Plateau, ended up being a great decision.
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Sequoia National Park: Tokopah Falls [HD]
The Tokopah Falls hike is an easy 3.9 mile round trip high through beautiful Sequoia National Park, California.
The Tokopah Falls Trail is one of the most popular trails in Sequoia National Park. A quintessential Sierra canyon trail, it features a thundering river, immense granite canyon walls towering over you, alpine meadows and pine woods. Waterfalls are always a big draw, and on a summer holiday weekend there's a nearly-constant stream of people on the trail.
This trail is a nice contrast to the sequoias and it's the easiest way to get a glimpse of the park's high country. The canyon is especially striking because from the nearby roads it doesn't feel like you're really in the mountains, and unless you're especially attentive there really aren't many clues that a glacially-carved granite canyon is just around the corner.
Tokopah Falls looks a lot like Kings Canyon. Of course, Kings Canyon is a lot bigger, with a bigger river and more trails, and it isn't nearly as busy so it feels a lot more wild. But Tokopah Falls is more convenient: you can hike to the falls and then take a short shuttle ride and explore the Giant Forest in the same day. And, of course, it has the falls.
Hume Lake Tour | King's Canyon National Park
Join me for a walk around Hume Lake in Kings Canyon National Park to include a visit to the popular Christian Camp.
Sequoia & Kings Canyon Hike
This is an in depth documentary of a 9 day trek through Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks.
SEQUOIA & KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARKS – In 2 Days!
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Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks are a must-see when you're in the area. It was one of the spots we were so stoked about to see on our road trip. Sequoia is so special with its giant Sequoia Trees like the (General Sherman Tre). But they are all super epic but hard to capture in camera!
We had two days to explore the Parks and I can say it is absolute worth spending the time!!!
Things you should do up there:
- See and drive through the Tunnel Log (GO SUPER EARLY)
- Visit THE GIANT TREES (for example the Gerneral Sherman Tree)
- Hike one of the loops
- Visit some of the lakes in Kings Canyon
- Have a good time and enjoy it!
Ah and one Extra Bonus Tip. There is no service in Sequoia so download Google Maps offline or use a different offline App!
Travel save and enjoy your trip!
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Kings Canyon Sequoia National Park Revealed
24 Hours in Sequoia National Park California
The 254 (of 412) National Park unit we visited! Sequoia National Park is located in east-central California near Three Rivers. The second oldest national park was established in 1890 to protect the towering sequoias in Giant Forest including the General Sherman Tree, the world's largest living tree. The excellent Giant Forest Museum traces the ecology of sequoias. Sequoia also contains the Crystal Cave (reservations required), filled with marble stalactites and stalagmites, and Mt. Whitney, the highest mountain in the lower 48 States. The park offers opportunities for backpacking, cross-country skiing, fishing, hiking, horseback riding, scenic drives,, snowshoeing, a museum and cave. Visit early and during work days because it gets EXTREMELY crowded in the summer.
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park Backpacking
We backpacked on the Lakes Trail to Pear Lake for 2 days in Sequoia National Park and then backpacked 2 days along Redwood Canyon Trail and Sugarbowl Trail in Kings Canyon National Park. We saw 2 black bears and I lost my trekking poles.
OK to Hike Moro Rock in the Snow? | Sequoia National Park, CA
Adventuring in Sequoia National Park, CA, during a mild snow-storm, with a quick jaunt up Moro Rock.
Music by Andrew Applepie.
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Crystal Lake Trail, Sequoia National Park, Central California
October 22nd, 2016
Sequoia National Park ~ Kings Canyon
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. In the California Sierra Nevada is a landscape of superlatives: home to the biggest trees, the deepest canyons and the tallest mountains. Experience cathedral-like sequoia groves, deep underground caverns, lush mountain meadows and glacier-carved canyons. Highlights include visits to Giant Forest, Grant Grove, Moro Rock, Kings Canyon, Mineral King, Crystal Cave and Mt. Whitney.
For lodging information, visit visitsequoia.com.
This video is an excerpt from Finley-Holiday Films America's National Parks DVD and Blu-ray. Available on location in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park and from finleyholiday.com.