There is a fee to enter Kings Canyon National Park to see the amazing trees, either with an annual pass or per vehicle. If you enter on foot or bike, the cost is per person. There is continuous work during the 2023 season to repair roads from winter damage along Generals Highway, so expect delays in this area. Parking and vehicle access may also be limited.

Vincent Reboul

May 21, 2022

Hiking

The remarkable Sequoias have received nicknames from humans, and "the General Grant" that you are going to meet during this walk belongs to this category.

The word Sequoia comes from the Cherokee language.

Sequoyah (1770 -1843) was indeed a Cherokee goldsmith inventor of the syllabary of his language. The name was chosen to name this tree by the Austrian botanist Stephan Ladislaus Endlicher.

Andrus

December 19, 2023

Cycling

The short trail to the General Grant Tree is a highlight of Kings Canyon-Sequoia National Parks. The Grant tree is the 2nd largest tree in the world, only behind the General Sherman Tree. However, this loop winds its way through dozens of other towering Sequoias as well as many other species of trees and undergrowth species. If you see any pinecones the size of your head those belong to the Sugar Pine Trees as the Sequoia cones are roughly the size of a golf ball.

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