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National Park · Three Rivers, CA

🌲 Kings Canyon National Park

Kings Canyon — Grant Grove big trees; pair carefully with Sequoia.

Kings Canyon National Park park day
  • Timehalf day
  • SettingAltitude and hills.
  • TicketsSame SEKI entrance pass as Sequoia.
  • Get thereGrant Grove is the easy Kings Canyon family slice.

Local shortlist · confirm on arrival · 2026-08

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No printer? Open the sheet on your phone, or print later. Classic · Bonus · Alpha (extra-hard cool finds).

Talk cards Find on map

Park map Visitor map Map: NPS via NPMaps (public domain) · tap to enlarge Open PDF on official site ↗

Short on time? Start here

Do these 3 in order if you can — enough for a short visit. Tap a stop for talk tips & photos. Create and print your mission is above.

🏛️ Grant Grove visitor center Maps, restrooms, questions — start here. 🌳 General Grant Tree grove Enormous sequoias — short paved loops. 🪵 Grove paved loop Stay on the path — fragile ground or wet edge.

More if you have energy

More stops if you have the energy.

Grant Tree trail sign — shortlist photo

🥾 Grant Tree trail sign

Read distance and rules before you go.

 Kings Canyon Junior Ranger desk — shortlist photo

🎖️ Kings Canyon Junior Ranger desk

Ask at the visitor center — hours and ages vary.

 Grove meadow edge — shortlist photo

🌾 Grove meadow edge

Worth a look if you have time.

 Kings Canyon vista (if open) — shortlist photo

🌄 Kings Canyon vista (if open)

One big view — stay behind rails.

 Grant Grove waterfall — shortlist photo

💦 Grant Grove waterfall

Worth a look if you have time.

  • 🥾 Grant Tree trail sign — Read distance and rules before you go.
  • 🎖️ Kings Canyon Junior Ranger desk — Ask at the visitor center — hours and ages vary.
  • 🌾 Grove meadow edge — Worth a look if you have time.
  • 🌄 Kings Canyon vista (if open) — One big view — stay behind rails.
  • 💦 Grant Grove waterfall — Worth a look if you have time.

What the sheet may include

Print from the button at the top of this page. No app at the venue.

Example finds
  1. Find: Grant Grove visitor center
  2. Visit: General Grant Tree grove
  3. Read a sign at Kings Canyon
  4. Stand still 10 seconds — what do you hear?
  5. Find something tiny next to something huge
  6. Point to a safe edge (rail, boardwalk, stay-back)
  7. Spot water, rock, or a living thing
  8. Pick your favorite Kings Canyon stop — draw it later

Official site: Kings Canyon National Park website. Always check hours and tickets before you go.