Grove of giant sequoia trees including its most well-known tree, the General Grant Tree, which is 267 feet tall and the third largest known tree in the world
How to Get There
Overview
Grant Grove is the western entrance to Kings Canyon National Park, home to giant sequoias including the General Grant Tree, the second-largest tree in the world by volume, about 267 feet tall with a 107-foot base circumference and nearly 1,650 years old. It is the nation’s official “Christmas Tree” (proclaimed 1926) and a National Shrine (1956), the only living memorial to those who died in war. A half-mile loop trail leads past the General Grant and the fallen Monarch.
Grant Grove was protected by Congress in 1890 as General Grant National Park, and it later became part of Kings Canyon National Park. Other highlights include the Robert E. Lee Tree, the Big Stump Trail, the Panoramic Point viewpoint and Grant Grove Village, and it connects by the Generals Highway to Sequoia National Park’s Giant Forest.
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Featured Trails
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General Grant Tree Trail
0.6 mile loop, 32 feet
One of the world's largest living trees. President Coolidge proclaimed it the Nation's Christmas tree in 1926. Visit the historic Gamlin Cabin and the Fallen Monarch along this 1/3 mile (0.5 km) paved trail. Start at the General Grant Tree Parking area, 1 mile (1.6 km) northwest of the Kings Canyon Visitor Center
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North Grove Loop
1.8 mile roundtrip, 357 feet
This lightly traveled trail provides an opportunity for a close look at the big trees. Enjoy a quiet walk past meadows and creeks, through mixed conifer and sequoia forest. The trailhead is at the Grant Tree parking area, 1 mile (1.6 km) northwest of the visitor center
