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Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Park
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The parks are open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, weather permitting. Highest visitation is in July & August. It can be difficult to find a campsite at popular campgrounds on summer Saturdays. Because of the extreme elevation range in the parks, conditions vary greatly from area to area and day to day. See the links above for more information on the season that corresponds to the time when you will visit the parks.
 Park newspaper
Park Newspaper
View the latest issue for lots of helpful planning information.
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Campgrounds
The parks offer 14 campgrounds with over 800 campsites.
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Weather Data
Get current information and weather forcasts.
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Cave formation.
Cave Tours
Fees, times, and know-before-you-go information on Crystal Cave tours.
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Sequoia fire scar.  

Did You Know?
The large black areas at the base of many sequoia trees are fire scars. Even though fire may eat into the very heart of a sequoia tree, the tree can survive so long as the fire doesn't kill the living tissue all the way around the tree. Over time, the fire scars gradually heal over and disappear.

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Last Updated: October 17, 2006 at 13:03 EST