In one of the largest deals to protect open space in the Bay Area over the past decade, an environmental group is purchasing ...

There are hundreds of miles of trails in Sequoia National Park suitable for all abilities and ages. In the Giant Forest, the Congress Trail, a paved 2.7-mile loop that begins near the General ...

The scientific name is Sequoia sempervirens ... VRBO Private Redwood Retreat. Redwood National Park is a magical forest with the tallest trees on the planet. The trees are beautiful and resilient.

There are a series of hikes in the Giant Forest, ranging from short one-hour jaunts to daylong treks; the National Park Service lists ... for overnight visits. Redwood Canyon and Muir Grove ...

But the redwood rises most splendidly in Sequoia National Park ... Not only does the national park play host to the aptly titled “Giant Forest”, this particular cluster of sequoias contains ...

Los Angeles had 2,443 bad air days during the same period Along with neighboring Kings Canyon and Yosemite, Sequoia National Park helped spur the creation of the National Park System. Visitors travel ...

This story appears in the December 2012 issue of National Geographic magazine. On a gentle slope above a trail junction in Sequoia National Park, about 7,000 feet above sea level in the southern ...

The largest by volume, the giant sequoia can grow to 314 feet tall and 30 feet in diameter and live more than 3,000 years, according to the National Park Service. The tallest, the coast redwood ...

General Sherman is Sequoia National Park's 'King of the Forest'. Photograph by Visit Visalia Although some areas of the parks close over the winter, it's a great time to visit for smaller crowds ...