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Natural Water Slide
in Giant Sequoia National Monument

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Sequoia Water Slide
On a hot summer day in the Sierras, what could be better than a cool water slide? Answer: a natural water slide. Fortunately, Giant Sequoia National Monument is nice enough to offer one. However, you wouldn't know it from the park literature. Nature’s slip-n-slide goes unmentioned in handouts and websites. For that reason, many visitors miss out on this unadvertised… Read more.
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Dome Rock
in Giant Sequoia National Monument

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Dome Rock Sequoia Monument Hike
As the straightforward name implies, Dome Rock is a large dome... made of rock, specifically granite. The dome offers easy-to-reach views of Sequoia National Forest and Golden Trout Wilderness. A short dirt road ends alongside the 400-foot tall, 800-foot wide protrusion. From there, a quick trail takes hikers to the top.Dome Rock is similar to other granite domes… Read more.
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Needles Lookout
in Giant Sequoia National Monument

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Needles Lookout Sequoia
For an overview of Giant Sequoia National Monument, hike the 5-mile round trip trail to Needles Lookout, where a watchtower built atop a formation of rocky spires provides an amazing view. A ranger is stationed in the lookout during the dry months to keep watch over the forest. You could spot a far-off fire from here, and the panoramic view from 8,254 feet is well worth… Read more.
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Trail of 100 Giants
in Giant Sequoia National Monument

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Trail of 100 Giants Sequoia
The Trail of 100 Giants offers a leisurely loop through a grove of Giant Sequoias. With easy access off the Western Divide Highway, this is practically a required stop on a trip to Giant Sequoia National Monument. Located within Long Meadow Grove, this half-mile paved trail gives visitors an opportunity to revel beneath these enormous beauties.Update: Trail of 100… Read more.
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Camping in Giant Sequoia National Monument

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Sequoia National Forest camping sierra nevada camp tent camping quaking aspen giant sequoia national monument
Giant Sequoia National Monument lies on the western divide of the Sierra Nevadas south of Sequoia National Park. In addition to cozy car camping, the national monument offers access to Giant Sequoia groves and several fine trails. Of the four campgrounds in the monument, Quaking Aspen is the largest, with thirty well-spaced sites that can be reserved online (for a fee) or… Read more.
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