The southernmost of the Sierra Nevada national parks, preserving ancient forests of giant sequoia trees, are Sequoia and Kings Canyon. As you might expect,
Sequoia National Park
contains the thickest concentration - and the biggest specimens - of sequoias to be found anywhere, tending (literally) to overshadow its assortment of meadows, peaks, canyons and caves.
Kings Canyon National Park
has few big trees but compensates with a gaping canyon gored out of the rock by the Kings River as it cascades down from the High Sierra. The few established sights of both parks are near the main roads, leaving the vast majority of the landscape untrammeled and unspoiled, but well within reach for willing hikers.
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