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Sequoia and General Grant National Parks DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR HUBERT WORK, SECRETARY NATIONAL PARK SERVICE STEPHEN T. MATHER. DIRECTOR RULES AND REGULATIONS SEQUOIA AND GENERAL GRANT NATIONAL PARKS Photo by Liudloy Eddy PROFILE VIEW—MORO ROCK, GIANT FOREST Season from May 24 to October 10 and at any time for motorists carrying own camp equipment GIANT FOREST, SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK, MAY BE REACHED ALL THE YEAR ROUND BY THE MIDDLE FORK ROAD AND TRAIL CONTENTS Page General description_ 1 John Muir's opinion 1 Headquarters for both parks 3 Sequoia National Park, information 3 Giant Forest • 3 Publie Automobile Camp Grounds 3 Season 4 Administration 4 How to reach the parks 5 Sequoia National park 5 Road sign information 7 Detailed travel information 8 Accommodations at Giant Forest 8 Pack trips to high Sierras 8 Proposed Roosevelt Sequoia National Park 9 Fishing in the parks '9 What to wear . 10 Special attractions, Sequoia National Park 10 Wild life, museum and nature guide service 10 Photo by Lindley Eddy General Grant National Park 18 GREAT WESTERN DIVIDE FROM MORO ROCK General description 18 Accessibility 18 Accommodations 19 Points of interest 19 Literature 20 Bibliography 21 Rules and regulations 22 Authorized rates for public utilities 29 Synopsis of rules and regulations Inside back cover ILLUSTRATIONS COVER Page Profile view of Moro Rock, Giant Forest Front Great Western Divide from Moro Rock Inside front Administrative Center at Giant Forest, Sequoia National Park Inside front The General Sherman Tree Outside back TEXT Map showing national parks in California, with principal connecting auto­ mobile highways 2 Map showing railroads tributary to national parks in California G Map of Giant Forest and immediate surroundings 11 Photo by Lindley Eddy Map of Sequoia and General Grant National Parks 10 ADMINISTRATIVE CENTER, GIANT FOREST 42782°—25f 2 in THE NATIONAL PARKS AT A GLANCE [Number, 19; total area, 11,372 square miles] Area in National parks in Location square Distinctive characteristics SEQUOIA AND GENERAL GRANT NATIONAL PARKS order of creation miles Hot Springs, Middle Arkansas 1M 46 hot springs possessing curative properties- 1832 Many hotels and boarding bouses—2U bath­ GENERAL DESCRIPTION houses under public control. Yellowstone Northwestern Wyo­ 3,348 More geysers than in all rest of world together- And there were gardens bright with sinuous rills 1872 ming. Boiling springs—Mud volcanoes—Petrified for­ ests—Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, re­ Where blossomed many an incense bearing tree; markable for gorgeous coloring—Large lakes- And here were forests ancient as the hills,* Many large streams and waterfalls—Vast wil­ derness, greatest wild bird and animal preserve Enfolding sunny spots of greenery. • in world—Exceptional trout fishing. —Kubla Khan. Middle eastern Cali­ 252 The Big Tree National Park—Several hundred The Sequoia and General Grant National Parks are in eastern cen­ 1890 fornia. sequoia trees over 10 feet in diameter, some 25 to 36 feet in diameter—Towering mountain tral California. The former was created by the act of September ranges—Startling precipices—Mile-long cave of delicate beauty. 25, 1890, and contains approximately 252 square miles, or 161,597 acres; the latter was established October 1, 1890, and contains 4 General Grant _ Middle eastern Cali­ 4 Created to preserve the celebrated General Grant 1890 fornia. Tree, 35 feet in diameter—31 miles by trail square miles, or 2,560 acres. These parks are situated on the Sierra from Sequoia National Park; 85 miles by auto­ Nevada's warmest slopes and were established to preserve the mobile. groves and forests of California big trees (Sequoia giganteo). Middle eastern Cali­ 1,125 Valley of world-famed beauty—Lofty cliffs—Ro­ 1S90 fornia. mantic vistas—Many waterfalls of extraor­ dinary height—3 groves of big trees—High SEQUOIA AND GENERAL GRANT NATIONAL PARKS Sierra—Waterwheel falls—Good trout fishing. Mount Rainier West central Wash­ 324 Largest accessible single-peak glacier system—28 1899 ington. glaciers, some of large size—48 square miles of These national playgrounds contain not only the largest and oldest glacier, 50 to 500 feet thick—Wonderful sub- trees in the world; there are also upland meadows, rivers, lakes, alpine wild-flower fields. glacial canyons, limestone caves and other scenic beauties. There Crater Lake _. Southwestern Oregon, 249 Lake of extraordinary blue in crater of extinct are almost limitless camps under the sequoias or beside brawling 1902 volcano—Sides 1,000 feet high—Interesting lava formations—Fine fishing. streams. Wind Cave _ South Dakota . 17 Cavern having many miles of galleries and numer­ JOHN MUIR'S OPINION 1903 ous chambers containing peculiar formations. Piatt Southern Oklahoma... m Many sulphur and other springs possessing «* * * j entered the sublime wilderness of the Kaweah basin. 1904 medicinal value. This part of the Sequoia belt seemed to me the finest and I then SullvsHill ___ North Dakota. _ IK Small park with woods, streams, and a lake- 1904 Is an important wild-animal preserve. named it 'the Giant Forest'. It extends, a magnificent growth of giants grouped in pure temple groves, ranged in colonnades along Southwestern Colo- 77 Most notable and best preserved prehistoric cliff 1906 rado. dwellings in United States, if not in the world. the sides of meadows or scattered among the other trees, from the Northwestern Mon­ 1,534 Rugged mountain region of unsurpassed alpine granite headlands overlooking the hot foothills and plains of the San 1910 tana. character—250 glacier-fed lakes of romantic Joaquin back to within a few miles of the old glacier fountains at beauty—60 small glaciers—Precipices thou­ sands of feet deep—Almost sensational scenery an elevation of 5,000 to 8.400 feet above the sea." (Our National of marked individuality—Fine trout fishing. Parks, p. 300. by John Muir.) Rocky Mountain... North middle Colo­ 397 Heart of the Rockies—Snowy range, peaks 11,000 1915 rado. to 14,250 feet altitude—Remarkable records of glacial period. LOCATION, ROADS, AND ENTRANCES Hawaii. ___ Hawaii... 186 Three separate areas—Kilauea and Mauna Loa ' ' 1916 on Hawaii; Haleakala on Maui. Both parks are easily reached by train and auto stage or by private Lassen Volcanic Northern California... 124 Only active volcano in United States proper— automobiles. During the 1924 season they were visited by 20,150 1916 Lassen Peak. 10,465 feet—Cinder Cone 6,879 feet—Hot springs—Mud geysers. automobiles and 69,488 people; the majority entering in their own cars and camping out during the long and almost rainless summer Mount McKinley.. South central Alaska.. 2,645 Highest mountain in North America—Rises 1917 higher above surrounding country than any from May to October. But although the greater part of the travel other mountain in world. is during these months, prospective visitors should note that the Se­ Grand Canyon North central Arizona. 958 The greatest example of erosion and the most quoia National Park is accessible the year around, while General Grant 1919 sublime spectacle in the world. is often to be reached early in spring and late in the fall. In fact win­ Lafayette _. Maine coast 8 The group of granite mountains upon Mount 1919 Desert Island. ter sports may be enjoyed in both parks. The Sequoia National Park is reached by railroad to Exeter or Visalia and auto stages from Zion._ ._ Southwestern Utah.. 120 Magnificent gorge (Zioa Canyon), depth from 1919 800 to 2,000 feet, with precipitous walls—O. either town to Giant Forest. Railroad connections are so good that great beauty and scenic interest. 1 IV 2 SEQUOIA AND GENERAL (LEANT NATIONAL PARKS SEQUOIA AND GENERAL GRANT NATIONAL PARKS 3 one may leave either San Francisco or Los Angeles at night, arrive A new entrance road known as "The Generals' Highway" (with a at Exeter about 9 a. m. the next day and lunch at Giant Forest. maximum 8 per cent and average 6 per cent grade) is now under con­ Motorists from Los Angeles take either the Ridge or Tehachapi struction up the main fork of the Kaweah (the Middle Fork) and will routes to Bakersfield and either via Delano, Porterville, and Exeter, probably be opened for partial traffic in 1925. or by way of Tulare and Visalia. From San Francisco the route is by San Joaquin Valley points to Fresno and Visalia. All routes lead HEADQUARTERS FOR BOTH PARKS The headquarters for both Sequoia and General Grant National Parks is at Alder Creek, lpf miles from end of State highway and 7 miles above Three Rivers. Here are the superintendent's office, ranger station, storehouses, and shops. A summer information office is also maintained at Giant Forest from May to October. The mail, telegraph, and telephone address is Three Rivers, Calif. SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK There are at present four main entrances to the Sequoia National Park, three by road and one by trail. The Giant Forest road, up the North Fork of Kaweah River, has been most used in past years but the Middle Fork road is being constructed as a new entrance, to be at least partly available in the season of 1925. The Mineral King road, up the East Fork of Kaweah River, loads to Atwell Mill camp, within the park, and to Mineral King in the national forest beyond. The South Fork trail starts from the end of the road up the South Fork of Kaweah River and enters the park at Plough's Cave, leading to the Garfield Grove and Hockett Meadow camping country. The Sequoia National Park contains many scenic features in addi­ tion to the big trees. The forests of sugar pine, yellow pine, fir, cedar, black oak, and other trees are the noblest of their kind. Upland meadows painted with flowers; a score or two of rushing rivers and creeks, as well as lakes well stocked with trout; glacier- hewn valleys; monolithic rocks and snow-capped mountain peaks— all contribute to furnish perfect conditions for enjoyment of outdoor life and the study of nature.
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