Tharp's Log, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks

Name: Tharp's Log
Address: Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, United States

#12 among attractions in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks

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Tharp's Log, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks

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Tharp's Log is a hollowed giant sequoia log at Log Meadow in the Giant Forest grove of Sequoia National Park that was used as a shelter by early pioneers. The log is named after Hale D. Tharp, who was described as the first Non-Native American to enter the Giant Forest. ()

Built: 1861 (163 years ago)Coordinates: 36°33'40"N, 118°44'28"W

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Tharp's Log – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Chief Sequoyah, President Tree, Giant Forest, Washington Tree.

1 miNW
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Chief Sequoyah, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
26 min walk • Chief Sequoyah is a giant sequoia located within the Giant Forest of Sequoia National Park in California. It is the 9th largest tree in Giant Forest grove, the 27th largest giant sequoia in the world, and could be considered the 26th largest depending on how badly Ishi Giant atrophied during the Rough Fire in 2015.
1 miNW
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President Tree, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
26 min walk • The President is a giant sequoia located in the Giant Forest of Sequoia National Park in the United States, east of Visalia, California. It is approximately 247 feet high, and 27 feet in diameter at the base.
0.6 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Giant Forest, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
15 min walk • The Giant Forest, famed for its giant sequoia trees, is within the United States' Sequoia National Park. This montane forest, situated at over 6,000 ft above mean sea level in the western Sierra Nevada of California, covers an area of 1,880 acres.
1.2 miNW
Memorial
Washington Tree, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
31 min walk • The Washington tree is a giant sequoia in the Giant Forest Grove in Tulare County, California, within Sequoia National Park. It is named after George Washington, first President of the United States. Until it partially collapsed in January 2005, the Washington tree was the second largest tree in the world.
1.1 miNW
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Lincoln Tree, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
29 min walk • Lincoln is the name of a huge giant sequoia located in Giant Forest in Sequoia National Park. It is currently considered by many to be the fourth largest tree in the world.

Tharp's Log, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks

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Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks plan & book

Tharp's Log – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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