By Dwight Malone
Sequoia National Park is located in the southern Sierra Nevada mountains in California and is directly south of Kings Canyon National Park. Sequoia National Park was formed in 1890 and was only the second national park in the
United States. The park is known for its Giant Sequoia trees, including the tallest tree in the world, named General Sherman, which is 275 feet tall.
Activities
Due to the great range in elevations--from 1,300 feet to 14,494 feet--activities vary greatly depending on the season and location in the park. Some facilities close down for the winter.
Size
Sequoia National Park is 404,051 acres, with nearly half of that being made up of Giant Sequoia forest area.
Attractions
In the park, you can fish, hike and backpack, in addition to driving through a fallen sequoia tree called Tunnel Log.
Camping
The park has seven different campgrounds, with a total of 559 camp sites.
Hundreds of Caves
Sequoia National Park has 240 caves but may have hundreds more that haven't been discovered yet. The only cave that is open to the public is Crystal Cave, which is 3.4 miles long.
About the Author:
Dwight Malone is a journalist who has worked for various Chicago-area newspapers, including the "Chicago Tribune" and "Naperville Sun." He has been a writer, editor and graphic designer since 2000. Malone studied journalism at Eastern Illinois University.
