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Sequoia National Park, Three Rivers, CA

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Sequoia National Park

Walk among giant sequoias, stand at the base of the General Sherman Tree and climb the stairway up Moro Rock.

47050 Generals Highway · Three Rivers, CA

About Sequoia National Park

Sequoia National Park, established in 1890, protects groves of giant sequoias and high mountain country that includes Mount Whitney. In the Giant Forest, a 0.8-mile round-trip trail leads to the base of the General Sherman Tree, the largest tree on Earth by volume. You can climb the 351-step stairway up Moro Rock for wide views, or join a guided tour of Crystal Cave. The Generals Highway links the park to neighboring Kings Canyon.

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The closest stops to Sequoia National Park, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.

  • Sightseeing
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    General Sherman Tree

    $25–$50

    Walk a paved half-mile trail through Giant Forest to stand at the base of the largest tree on Earth by volume.

    1.7 mi awaySwitch it up: Sightseeing

  • Sightseeing

    Buck Rock Lookout

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    A historic fire lookout in Sequoia National Forest, California, used for early wildfire detection and open to visitors.

    13 mi awaySwitch it up: Sightseeing

  • Sports & Outdoors
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    Kings Canyon National Park

    $25–$50

    See giant sequoias at Grant Grove, then drive Highway 180 down into a glacier-carved canyon more than a mile deep.

    16 mi awayMore like this

  • Sports & Outdoors
    Outdoor Adventure

    Mount Whitney

    Under $25

    Hike 22 miles round trip from Whitney Portal to the highest summit in the contiguous United States, with a permit.

    27 mi awayMore like this

  • Museums

    Eastern California Museum

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    A county-run history and heritage museum in Independence that covers the Owens Valley and the Eastern Sierra.

    35 mi awaySwitch it up: Museums

  • Sports & Outdoors
    Outdoor Adventure

    Alabama Hills

    No admission fee

    Walk among rounded granite boulders and natural arches below Mount Whitney, on land where Westerns have been filmed since 1920.

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