| Description: The rich & varied landscape of the Giant Sequoia National Monument holds a diverse array of scientific & historic resources. Magnificent groves of towering giant sequoias, the world's largest trees, are interspersed within a great belt of coniferous forest, jeweled with mountain meadows. Bold granitic domes, spires, & plunging gorges texture the landscape.
The area's elevation climbs from about 2,500 to 9,700 feet over a distance of only a few miles, capturing an extraordinary number of habitats within a relatively small area. This spectrum of ecosystems is home to a diverse array of plants & animals, many of which are rare or endemic to the souther Sierra Nevada. The monument embraces limestone caverns & holds unique paleontological resources documenting tens of thousands of years of ecosystem change.
The monument also has many archaeological sites recording Native American occupation & adaptations to this complex landscape, & historic remnants of early Euro-American settlement as well as the commercial exploitation of the giant sequoias.
Location: From Porterville, go east on CA 190 to the monument.
Season: year round
Fee: for camping
Reservations: may be required for group activities
Biking
Fishing
Picnicking
Hiking/Backpacking
Boating (Non-motorized)
Horseback Riding
Boating (WW)
Water Sports
Camping
Wildlife Viewing
Group Campgnd
RV Sites
Exhibits
Campgnd, Primitive
Drinking Water
Dump Station
Restrooms |
Forest Supervisor's Office, Giant Sequoia National Monument Campground Web Site
Driving Direction GPS Coordinates:
36.076937, -119.036870
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Campground: Forest Supervisor's Office, Giant Sequoia National Monument in Porterville California *