Sequoia National Forest is a very nice hiking/getaway spot. The southern end of it is almost paradise. At least for me anyway. There are palm trees and rivers, is warmer than the rest of Sequoia and it is very easy to camp there. I also ran into a lot of friendly people, which always makes it nicer.
There is the river right along the side of the road when you are making your way through the National Forest.
The road is the 190. You can pull off, head down toward the river, go fishing, kayaking, rafting, sightseeing, whatever.
There are plenty of rapids so only go kayaking if you are prepared for that. There are a lot of options to go white-water rafting. I saw a couple companies make their way up and down the river. Looked a lot of fun!
I love this Landscape!
I saw falls just right along the side of the road too.
It’s a very scenic drive.
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The farther you go north, the higher in elevation you get, and the colder it gets. You head into dense woods and the road turns into sharp S turns all the way up the mountain and all the way back down it. Lots and lots of twists and turns for a very long time! My left arm actually started to get a little sore there. Not even kidding.
A must do is the Trail of the 100 Giants. The trail isn’t that long. Just a couple miles round-trip. These trees are huge!
Oh My!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I think just as big as the ones in Sequoia National Park, minus the General Sherman of course, the biggest tree in the World! There so big you can even fit inside them!
Well, hello there!
That’s a big tree right there!
Having some fun on the trees!
Its like a big playground when you go there! I very much enjoyed my time in the National Forest. It offers a lot in terms of diversity. You have the desert climate (palm trees, hotter climate, short shrubs), there are rivers, waterfalls, mountains, pines, big trees, so kind of have it all here. Plus, the National Forest continues north of Sequoia National Park which is just south of Kings Canyon National Park so the mountains continue to get larger.
I very much enjoyed this park and I hope you do too! Thank you for reading!
Sincerely,
Shelly/Livingonthedirt
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