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Sequoia
The Giant Forest Area
Home to the General Sherman Tree, the world's largest living tree. Hiking trails wind through the sequoia grove and meadows. Moro Rock / Crescent Meadow Road leads to features such as Moro Rock, Tunnel Log, and the High Sierra Trail. The Big Trees Trail that circles a meadow offers an easy hike that's ideal for families and people in wheelchairs. Giant Forest Museum is open year-round an offers exhibits, park information, and a park store.
Grant Grove Village
The Grant Grove area was originally General Grant National Park, created in 1890 to protect giant sequoias from logging. Dayhiking opportunities in Grant Grove include trails through a pristine sequoia grove (the General Grant Grove) and one that was logged in the 1880s (the Big Stump Grove). The Grant Tree Trail leads to the General Grant Tree, the second-largest tree in the world. The accessible Panoramic Point Trail leads to a viewpoint with stunning vistas of wilderness.
Zumwalt Meadows
One of the couples favorites spots, Zumwalt Meadow is one of the park's most iconic, scenic meadows. Explore its trail that begins near the Kings River, crosses a riparian corridor, and then climbs gently along a rocky hillside. From here, as you hike through a talus slope, you will catch glimpses of the meadow below. Meadows often attract bears and other animals such as yellow-bellied marmots, deer, birds of prey, and snakes; watch for them all here.
Moro Rock Trail
This massive granite dome juts out from a ridgeline at the edge of the Giant Forest, offering great views. To get the full experience, take the 350-step staircase all the way to the top. As you ascend, the Great Western Divide of the Sierra Nevada peaks become visible. As you climb, panoramic views open up from the foothills and San Joaquin Valley to the west, to deep into wilderness to the east. If you dare, look over the railing to see the Kaweah River and the Generals Highway, thousands of feet below you. The spectacular, 360-degree view is well worth the strenuous staircase climb to the top.
Parker Group Sequoias
The Parker Group is a cluster of Giant Sequoias along Crescent Meadow Road in Sequoia National Park. It is named for the second acting superintendent of the park. The Sequoias in this cluster are some of the few you are able to see up close without a fence between you and the giant trees.
Sequoia National Park's Tunnel Log
Drive through Sequoia Park's fallen "Tunnel Log" located along the Crescent Meadow Road in Giant Forest. The fallen Tunnel Log came into being after an unnamed giant sequoia fell across the Crescent Meadow Road in late 1937 as a result of "natural causes." The following summer, a tunnel was cut through the fallen log as a visitor attraction. When it fell, the tree stood 275 feet high (83.8 meters) and was 21 feet in diameter at the base (6.4 meters). The tree's age when it fell has not been determined, but probably exceeded 2,000 years.