Sequoia National Forest

The Sequoia National Forest offers a huge range of outdoor recreation activities.

Photo credit: USDA Forest Service

The Sequoia is one of nineteen National Forests in California. It takes its name from the giant sequoia, the world's largest tree, which grows in more than 30 groves in the forest's lower elevation slopes. The Sequoia's landscape is as spectacular as its trees. Soaring granite monoliths, glacier-carved canyons, roaring whitewater, and more await your discovery at the Sierra Nevada's southern end. Elevations range from 1,000 feet in the foothill region to peaks over 12,000 feet in the rugged high country, providing visitors with some of the most spectacular views of mountainous landscape in the entire west.

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Wilderness Areas/Wild & Scenic Rivers

Domeland Wilderness - The Domeland Wilderness is known for its many granite domes and unique geologic formations.

Golden Trout Wilderness - The Golden Trout Wilderness is located in both the Sequoia and Inyo national forests and encompasses 475 square miles of pristine lakes, jagged peaks, and lush green meadows.

Jennie Lakes Wilderness - The 10,500-acre Jennie Lakes Wilderness is a lovely mixture of lakes, meadows, forests, and streams.

Kiavah Wilderness - This wilderness encompasses the eroded hills, canyons and bajadas of the Scodie Mountains -- the southern extremity of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

Monarch Wilderness - The vegetation ranges from chaparral to sub-alpine, with Giant Sequoia groves dominating the southern sections of the area.

South Sierra Wilderness - The relatively gentle terrain of the 24,650 acres on the Sequoia portion is ideally suited to family-oriented recreation.

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