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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, […]

The best time to take a Kings Canyon tour will depend on your priorities. The most popular time to visit the park is during the summer. The mountains don’t typically get too warm even in the summer, so you’re looking at highs in the 70s for June, July, and August—perfect hiking weather. Kings Canyon and […]

While we’d really recommend taking tours of both Yosemite and Sequoia National Park both, limited vacation time means that most people can only see one park per trip. Both national parks are exceptional destinations, so there’s really no wrong answer, but they do offer different experiences. Yosemite National Park is the more famous of the […]

As the perfect end point for a San Francisco-to-Sequoia National Park tour, Sequoia is best enjoyed over two or three days, so you have enough time to visit all the most essential spots. We highly recommend including nearby Kings Canyon National Park in your plans as well, as it’s only a few minutes away from […]

While you can certainly take as much time as you’d like on a San Francisco to Sequoia National Park tour, we recommend at least two or three days so you can really explore the park properly. Here’s a three-day itinerary you can use when making your own plans: Day 1 If you enter the park […]