Kings Canyon National Park - Grant Grove
Home of the largest and oldest trees in the world - redwoods
The western, much smaller part of Kings Canyon National Park is home to the largest and oldest trees in the world – giant sequoias. Most visitors go to this more accessible smaller part of Grant Grove, where they are content to walk past the most massive trees in the world – giant sequoias and rush to neighboring better-known parks.
A grove of gigantic trees
On the southwestern slopes of the Sierra Nevada mountain range at an altitude of 1,500 to 2,550 m above sea level is the only place where the largest trees on our planet grow naturally – the giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum). The tallest specimens of these giants grow to a height of over 80 meters and have a trunk diameter of more than 10 meters. The trees reach an incredible age of 2000–3000 years.
Popular National Park
This area was declared a national park as early as 1890 as only the third national park in the USA (after Yellowstone and Sequioa). Due to its location halfway between San Francisco and Las Vegas and good accessibility, it enjoys high traffic.
Arrival by car
The giant trees can be reached by car. When compared to cars, the huge size of sequoias (Sequoiadendron giganteum) stands out even better.
General Grant Tree
The main attraction is the massive General Grant Sequoia, which is the second largest tree in the world behind the General Sherman Sequoia, located in Sequioa National Park.
A giant tree
The tree is so huge that it is difficult to photograph well.
