National Park · California

Kings Canyon National Park

A giant-sequoia and deep-canyon park

Kings Canyon pairs groves of giant sequoias up high with one of the deepest canyons in North America down low, sharing a boundary with Sequoia. The high country is a summer-into-fall trip; the canyon road is seasonal.

What to see

The top things to see in Kings Canyon are General Grant Grove, Kings Canyon Scenic Byway, Zumwalt Meadow, Roaring River Falls. Start with general grant, the nation’s christmas tree if you only have one anchor, then use the rest of the list to shape a half-day or full-day route.

  • General Grant Grove
  • Kings Canyon Scenic Byway
  • Zumwalt Meadow
  • Roaring River Falls
  • Cedar Grove

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