Sequoia National Park je národní park v jižní části pohoří Sierra Nevada, východně od obce Visalia, California, USA. Park byl založen v roce 1890 jako druhý Národní park USA, po Yellowstonském Národním Parku.
Park má rozlohu 1635 km². Encompassing a vertical relief of nearly 13,000 feet (3,962.4 meters), the park contains among its natural resources the highest point in the contiguous 48 United States, Mount Whitney, at 14,505 feet (4,421.1 meters) above sea level. The park is south of and contiguous with Kings Canyon National Park; the two are administered by the National Park Service as one unit, called Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks.
The park is most famous for its Giant Sequoia trees, including the General Sherman tree, the largest tree on Earth. The General Sherman tree grows in the Giant Forest, which contains five out of the ten largest trees in the world, in terms of wood volume. The Giant Forest is connected by the park's Generals Highway to Kings Canyon National Park's Grant Grove, home to the General Grant tree among other sequoias.
Atrakce parku
In addition to hiking, camping, fishing, and backpacking, the following attractions are highlights with many park visitors:
- Tunnel Log, povalená sekvoj, kterou mohou projíždět automobily;
- Auto Log
- Crystal Cave, protected since 1918 and the only one of over 200 caves in the two adjoining parks which can be toured; and
- Crescent Meadow, a Sequoia-rimmed meadow that John Muir called the "gem of the Sierra".
- Tharp's Log - srub vytesaný v padlé sekvoji
- Strom General Sherman
in the park include three in the foothills area: Potwisha (42 sites), Buckeye Flat (28 sites), and South Fork (10 sites). Four campgrounds are at higher, conifer-dominated elevations, ranging from 6650 to 7500 feet: Atwell Mill (21 sites), Cold Springs (40 sites), Lodgepole (214 sites), and Dorst (204 sites).
- Byli jsme 17. 7. 2008
Kalifornie
- Santa Cruz
- Sequoia National Park
- Sierra Nevada
