Giant Forest, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks

Name: Giant Forest
Address: Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, United States

#7 among attractions in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks

Nature, Natural attraction, Forest

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Giant Forest, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks

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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. The Giant Forest is the most accessible of all giant sequoia groves, as it has over 40 mi of hiking trails. ()

Alternative names: Area: 2.93 mi²Coordinates: 36°33'45"N, 118°45'4"W

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Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks United States

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Giant Forest – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Giant Forest Museum, Sentinel Tree, Chief Sequoyah, Hazelwood Tree.

1.2 miW
Village, Visitor center, Museum
Giant Forest Museum, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
32 min walk • The Giant Forest Village–Camp Kaweah Historic District is located in Sequoia National Park. It is notable as one of two registered historic districts in the park that were largely demolished as part of National Park Service efforts to mitigate the impact of park visitor facilities on the park's giant sequoia groves.
1.2 miW
Tree
Sentinel Tree, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
32 min walk • Sentinel is a giant sequoia located within the Giant Forest Grove of Sequoia National Park, California.
0.8 miN
Tree
Chief Sequoyah, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
21 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.
0.9 miW
Tree
Hazelwood Tree, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
23 min walk • The Hazelwood Tree is a giant sequoia in the Giant Forest, the sequoia grove where the largest living tree in the world, named General Sherman, grows. It is located on a hillside just west of the Hazelwood Nature Trail.
0.8 miN
Tree
President Tree, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
20 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 miE
Tree
Tharp's Log, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
15 min walk • 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.
0.7 miNW
Memorial
Washington Tree, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
18 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.
0.7 miNW
Tree
Lincoln Tree, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
19 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.
0.9 miW
Interesting neighbourhood, Rustic architecture
Giant Forest Lodge Historic District, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
23 min walk • The Giant Forest Lodge Historic District in Sequoia National Park includes the remnants of what was once an extensive National Park Service Rustic style tourist development for park visitors.

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Nearby attractions include Tharp's Log, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (15 min walk), Washington Tree, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (18 min walk), Lincoln Tree, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (19 min walk), President Tree, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (20 min walk).