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As the name suggests, Sequoia National Park, along with its next-door neighbor Kings Canyon National Park, is the best place to see giant sequoia trees. The twin parks, which share a joint administration, are split up into five areas: Foothills, Mineral King, Giant Forest, Grant Grove, and Cedar Grove. While you can find some sequoias […]

The main road through Sequoia National Park is the Generals Highway, which runs from one entrance all the way to the other. It takes about an hour and a half to drive all the way through the park on the 47-mile highway, although we’d recommend making plenty of stops along the way. As an added […]

 In many ways, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park make a single park together. They’re located right next to one another and have been jointly administered since the 1940s. An entrance pass to one park also gets you into the other, so you don’t have to pay twice if you want to visit both Sequoia […]

Though you’ll often see Sequoia National Park and Kings Canyon tours bundled together, the two parks are technically separate. However, since Kings Canyon is only a few minutes north of Sequoia’s borders, they’ve been managed together by a joint administration since the 1940s. Buying an entrance pass at either park will grant you access to […]

Both Kings Canyon and Sequoia National Park are open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, so you’re welcome to start your Kings Canyon tour at any time. In fact, we highly recommend getting there while it’s still dark so you can watch the sun come up inside the park. Panoramic Point in Kings […]

If you’re planning on spending the night after a Kings Canyon tour, your options are a little limited. The closest town is Three Rivers, a small village located about an hour from the entrance to the park. There are a few places to stay in town, but not much in the way of restaurants or […]

 From Sequoia National Park to Kings Canyon, the Sierra Nevada mountain range offers some of the most beautiful parks in the country. However, visiting at the wrong time can have a significant effect on your trip, so you want to make sure you plan ahead. The best time to visit will depend entirely on your […]

Since the drive from Sequoia National Park to Kings Canyon is only a few minutes, you can easily see both parks in a single day. However, we’d recommend taking a few days if you want to see the most iconic attractions in the area. As a general rule, we suggest spending about two days in […]

You can certainly drive through Sequoia National Park to reach Kings Canyon – in fact, we highly recommend it! One of the more unique aspects of these two national parks is their proximity to each other, making it easy to visit them both in a single trip. As a general rule, we’d suggest spending at […]

Any Kings Canyon tour is going to take you to at least a few waterfalls. In fact, the mix of deep canyons and yearly snowmelt means that Kings Canyon National Park has some of the most powerful waterfalls in the Western Hemisphere. Here are a few highlights: Roaring River Falls Located deep in the valley, […]