Best trails in Sequoia National Park
Sequoia National Park features huge groves of giant sequoias known as monarchs. These monarch trees are the largest trees on the planet. It also shares the tallest peak in the contiguous United States with Inyo National Forest. Covering an impressive 404,063 acres, there is so much to explore! The General Sherman Tree is a must-see. It is the largest tree in the world by volume and also one of the tallest. If you are up for an epic backpacking trip, you can take the High Sierra Trail all the way to the summit of Mount Whitney and back. Aside from beautiful giant forests, you can also explore caves, rivers, lakes, and alpine meadows. The park is popular for short day hikes and walks. There are endless multi-day backpacking options as well. Horseback riding, fishing, swimming, and nature photography are also great activities in Sequoia National Park.
Sequoia National Park requires a wilderness permit for overnight camping in the backcountry. For more information, please visit: https://www.nps.gov/seki/planyourvisit/wilderness_permits.htm
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Visitor info
This pass is valid for 1-7 days and includes everyone traveling on a motorcycle, scooter, or similar motorized vehicle for Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks and Hume Lake District of Sequoia National Forest/Giant Sequoia National Monument.
Non-commercial groups traveling in vehicles that have a capacity of up to 15 passengers pay a $35 vehicle entrance fee or use a park pass. Groups traveling in a bus or vehicle with a capacity of 16 persons or more are charged $20 per person, up to the maximums listed for commercial groups with comparable passenger capacity ($100 or $200). People 15 years old or younger, anyone with a pass that may be used for park entry, and drivers hired for transportation only are exempt from the per person fee.
This entry fee is for a single person traveling on foot or by bicycle. It is valid for 1-7 days in Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks and Hume Lake District of Sequoia National Forest/Giant Sequoia National Monument.
This pass is valid for 1-7 days and includes everyone traveling in a single vehicle for Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks and Hume Lake District of Sequoia National Forest/Giant Sequoia National Monument.
This pass is valid for Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks and Hume Lake Ranger District of Sequoia National Forest/Giant Sequoia National Monument for one year from the month of purchase. The pass admits all passengers in a private vehicle and is non-transferable.
Join millions of people who enjoy our National Parks with the "America the Beautiful" National Park & Federal Recreational Lands Pass, otherwise known as the Interagency Annual Pass. The pass is valid for a year's worth of visits from the month of purchase at more than 2,000 federal recreation sites across the country.
No entrance pass required on these days:
Monday, January 20 — Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Saturday, April 19 — First day of National Park Week
Thursday, June 19 — Juneteenth National Independence Day
Monday, August 4 — Anniversary of the Great American Outdoors Act
Saturday, September 27 — National Public Lands Day
Tuesday, November 11 — Veterans Day
The Interagency Access Pass is accepted here.
The Foothills, Lodgepole, and Kings Canyon Visitor Centers, and the Giant Forest Museum are accessible to visitors using mobility equipment or strollers and have wheelchair accessible restrooms. Orientation films include closed captioning.
Loaner wheelchairs are available at the Giant Forest Museum, Lodgepole Visitor Center, or Kings Canyon Visitor Center. Assistive listening devices, audio descriptions, tactile exhibits, and Braille and text materials are available.
Many ranger-led programs are wheelchair accessible, and assistive listening devices and ASL interpreters are available by reservation. Please call (559) 565-3729 or email seki_information@nps.gov at least 1-2 weeks in advance to make a reservation for interpretation services.
Additional information about accessibility at Sequoia National Park can be found on their website: https://www.nps.gov/seki/planyourvisit/accessibility.htm.
The shuttle buses in the park's Giant Forest and Lodgepole areas are wheelchair accessible, and drivers announce each stop.
Temporary parking placards for those driving personal vehicles without DMV-issued parking placards are available at any visitor center. No documentation is required for a temporary parking placard.
For more information on shuttles, visit: https://www.nps.gov/seki/planyourvisit/parktransit.htm.
The Foothills, Lodgepole, and Kings Canyon Visitor Centers, and Giant Forest Museum are accessible to visitors using mobility equipment or strollers and have wheelchair accessible restrooms. Orientation films include closed captioning.
Wuksachi Lodge in Sequoia National Park and John Muir Lodge in Kings Canyon National Park have wheelchair accessible rooms.
Wheelchair accessible sites are available in most campgrounds, with extended picnic tables, raised grills, and generally packed, level ground.
Service animals must be on-leash throughout the park.
Trail reviews for Sequoia National Park
We stopped here quickly on our drive through Sequoia National Park on a weekday. We were able to park by the side of the road for the quick steep hike up to Hanging Rock. If it’s the weekend, you can take the shuttle to Moro Rock and it’s a short hike to this trail as well. Nice views and the rock is cool, of course! Bathrooms over by Moro Rock, no water, lots of shade.
The general Sherman Trail, and the Congress trailer are all paid and relatively easy What as hard as the elevation and walking up the stairs, coming back to parking Some people with breathing issues may have a tough time, although my wife and I did not There are some very unique trees on the Congress trail like McKinley tree, the president, chief Sequoia, and others Very much worth a hike here in Sequoia national Park
Paved trail with a lot of up and downs. A lot of stairs at the beginning of the trail. Really beautiful sequoia trees.
What an amazing day, saw 2 black bears on the Huckleberry trail! From the trees, to the mountains, to the bears, to the butterflies, and the sun peaking through the Giant Sequoias just right, what a magical experience
Amazing sunrise views, must see in Sequoia and well worth getting there early for. We were one of 3 couples there at like 6:15. Plenty of parking in the AM.
A popular trail by the General Sherman Tree, with a lot of other Mature and Matriarch Sequoias to see! There are bathrooms and a water fountain, and a lot of other people. We took the shuttle on a Saturday afternoon.