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Thinking of taking a trip to Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks but you’re not sure where to start? No Sequoia National Park tour is complete without stops at these choice locations: The Giant Forest Giant sequoias are the tallest trees in the world, and the Giant Forest has some of the most impressive ones […]

While the park itself has the misfortune of being located right between the more-famous Sequoia National Park and Yosemite National Park, taking a Kings Canyon tour is still well worth the trip. As a general rule, you should be able to see most of Kings Canyon National Park in about a day, including some of […]

Seeing the giant sequoias is the most exciting part of any Sequoia National Park tour, but you should make sure you visit at the right time to have the best possible experience. If you’re hoping to get up close and personal with the world’s tallest trees, we’d recommend visiting the park in the summer. The […]

Although you could technically find some Yosemite National Park lodging and do both that park and Sequoia National Park in a single day, we wouldn’t recommend it. Both parks are far too large to be seen in just half a day, especially since they’re about a three-hour drive apart. However, they’re both excellent stops on […]

Assuming you can find Yosemite National Park lodging, we recommend spending two to four days in the park. That should give you enough time to see all the highlights and even do some exploring of your own. Here’s one itinerary that you can use to get started: On the first day, we recommend starting in […]

You could point to any random point on a Yosemite National Park map and hit some gorgeous scenery, so it’s nearly impossible to pick which part is the most beautiful. Here are a few of our favorites: El Capitan Standing at 3,000 feet high, this incredible granite monolith looms over the floor of Yosemite Valley […]

Driving from one end of the Yosemite National Park map to the other can take a little while, depending on which route you want to take. One of the most popular routes is Tioga Pass, a 54-mile drive that connects two entrances on opposite sides of the park. If you drive straight through, Tioga Pass […]

Yosemite National Park’s weather can be a little more intense than some of the other popular parks, but that only adds to the allure of its natural beauty. Although the weather changes from year to year, Yosemite tends to spend the winter and early spring months blanketed in snow, transforming into a winter wonderland. Most […]