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Kings Canyon National Park

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This amazing view is taken from the Eastern border of Kings Canyon National Park, on the Kearsarge Pass. A healthy day hike from the parking lot at Onion Valley (9000' elevation) to the Pass at 11,000'.
Elevations in this park range from oak lands at 3000' to steep mountain peaks of 13,000'

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elevation: 4000' population: 100 zip code: 93633

Mountain

terrain:
Deep granite gorge in the Sierra Nevada mountains

location:
Tulare County
East of Fresno
Hwy 180, dead ends in the Sierras

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recreation:

  • Backpacking
  • Camping
  • Fishing
  • Hiking
  • Grant's Grove
  • Kayaking
  • Horse Pack Trips
  • Picnicing
  • Caverns & Caves
  • Waterfalls
  • Gardiner Creek Falls
  • Mist Falls Kings Canyon
  • Roaring River Falls
  • Sheep Creek Falls
  • Tenmile Creek Falls
  • Grizzly Falls
  • Big Baldy Hike
  • Mist Falls Hiking Trail
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    parks, forests, rivers & lakes:

  • Hume Lake
  • Sequoia National Park
  • Sequoia National Forest
  • Inyo National Forest

    • Central Sierra Nevada Forests Map Set
    Central Sierra Nevada Forests Map Set

    Eastern Sierra Nevada Forests Map Set
    Eastern Sierra Nevada Forests Map Set

    Campgrounds campground reservations
    To make a campground reservation nearby click below

    Hume Lake Campground
    Princess Campground
    Aspen Hollow - Hume Lake Camping
    Big Meadows Cabin Reservations
    Stoney Creek Campground - Sequoia

    		 tent camping

    description:
    A very scenic drive, via a curvy highway that cuts thru farmlands, oak foothills, sequoia groves, granite walls with caverns & eventually ends up at a hiking/camping/waterfall paradise called Cedar Grove... the far end of Hwy 180. Kings River is the longest rivers in the Sierras!

    nearby towns:
    Badger
    Fresno
    Reedley
    Sequoia National Park
    		local links:

    Lodgepole Visitor Center
    559-565-3341
    http://www.nps.gov/seki/

    Boyden Cavern
    UntraveledRoad - Kings Canyon
    Camping without the Crowds
    Crystal Cave Sequoia
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    Kings Canyon High Country Map
    Kings Canyon High Country Map    		Kearsarge Pass Trail Map
    Kearsarge Pass Trail Map    		Sequoia & Kings Canyon NP Map
    Sequoia & Kings Canyon NP Map    		Inyo National Forest Map
    Inyo National Forest Map    		John Muir Trail Maps (set)
    John Muir Trail Maps (set)    		John Muir Wilderness / Kings Cyn Map
    John Muir Wilderness / Kings Cyn Map
    Search : Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park, CA - Trails Illustrated Map # 205 (Trails Illustrated Maps)
    Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park, CA - Trails Illustrated Map # 205 (Trails Illustrated Maps)

    Amazon.com's Price: $11.95
    Search : Frommer's Yosemite and Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks (Park Guides)
    Frommer's Yosemite and Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks (Park Guides)

    Amazon.com's Price: $9.35
    Search : Hiking Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (Hiking Guide Series)
    Hiking Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (Hiking Guide Series)

    Amazon.com's Price: $12.71
    Search : Fodor's In Focus Yosemite, Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks, 1st Edition
    Fodor's In Focus Yosemite, Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks, 1st Edition

    Amazon.com's Price: $8.79
    Search : Moon Spotlight Sequoia and Kings Canyon Camping and Hiking
    Moon Spotlight Sequoia and Kings Canyon Camping and Hiking

    Amazon.com's Price: $7.30



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