Kings Canyon National Park covers 186,925 hectares (461,901 acres) of wilderness in eastern California. The park includes summits of the High Sierras and two enormous canyons on the Kings River. General Grant Grove boasts the world's largest stands of giant sequoia trees, including General Grant, which is the world's 2nd largest tree by trunk volume. It is a detached section of the park and was formerly known as the General Grant National Park. It was established in 1890 in order to protect a small area of giant sequoias from logging. Kings Canyon was established as a national park in 1940 and adjoins Sequoia National Park.
The two parks are administered as a single unit.
Kings Canyon National Park got its name from the more than 1,600 m (1 mile) deep valley of Kings Canyon.
Most tourist amenities are concentrated on Grant Grove and Cedar Grove. The Pacific Crest Trail/John Muir Trail is a backpacking route that traverses the entire park from north to south. You'll need to hike during the night if you want to reach the park's backcountry, but you have to prepare, as the area is covered in deep snow most of the year.
Kings Canyon National Park is 300 km southeast of Sacramento and some 3650 km west of Washington D.C.
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