• 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 »

General Management Plan (GMP)

General Management Plan
The plan is presented in three volumes. The first volume includes the Purpose of and Need for Action, and the Alternatives. The second volume includes the Affected Environment, Environmental Consequences, Appendixes, Glossary, Selected Bibliography, Preparers and Consultants, and the Index. The third volume presents the Comments on and Responses to the Draft Environmental Impact Statement.

VOLUME 1
Volume 1: Purpose of and Need for Action, and the Alternatives, with no maps (pdf, 6.7MB)
Volume 1: Maps (pdf,4 MB)

VOLUME 2
Volume 2A: Affected Environment (pdf, 4.9MB)
Volume 2B: Environmental Consequences (pdf, 7.4MB)
Volume 2C: Appendixes (pdf, 3.6 MB)

VOLUME 3
Volume 3A: Comments and Responses (pdf, 7.7 MB)
Volume 3B: Comments and Responses (pdf, 5.1 MB)
Volume 3C: Comments and Responses (pdf, 6.2 MB)


General Management Plan Record of Decision

Did You Know?

Thermometer shows temperature of 100 degrees.

The record high temperature in the foothills of Sequoia National Park is 118 degrees F, reached in July, 2007. Three times in the last decade it has hit 114 degrees. Is this one sign of global warming?