• Giant Sequoia Trees

    Sequoia & Kings Canyon

    National Parks California

  • Road Construction Delays in Sequoia NP through Mid-Aug. (if entering/exiting via Hwy. 198)

    Expect 20-minute to 1-hour delays on weekdays and 20-minute delays on weekends along main road through parks. Weeknight closures with one pass through the construction zone at 11:30 p.m. See link to schedule and map or call 559-565-3341 (press 1, 1, 1,). More »

  • 22-foot Vehicle Length Limit in Sequoia National Park

    Planning to see the "Big Trees" in Sequoia National Park? If you enter/exit via Hwy. 198, all vehicles must be less than 22 feet in length. Even vehicles towing trailers must be less than 22 feet in combined length. Longer vehicles must enter at Hwy. 180. More »

  • Road Conditions in the Parks

    For the latest road and weather conditions, call 559-565-3341 (press 1, 1, 1) More »

Supporting Documents

Downloads
Strategic Framework for Science in Support of Management in the Southern Sierra Nevada Ecoregion

SSCC Memorandum of Understanding (with signatures received as of 7/28/2011)

SSCC Administrative Framework

Links
U.S. Forest Service overview of the Strategic Framework for Science in Support of Management:
www.fs.fed.us/r5/spotlight/2009/snfframework.php

Proceedings of the 2008 Southern Sierra Science Symposium:
www.fs.fed.us/psw/southernsierrascience

Did You Know?

Sequoia bark.

Of the 75 or so sequoia groves in the world, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks protect 29 of them. More...