General Sherman Tree, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park: How to Visit and What to Do Nearby

The General Sherman Tree stands in the Giant Forest of Sequoia National Park in California's southern Sierra Nevada, the largest living tree on Earth by volume at roughly 1,487 cubic meters. The tree rises 84 meters, with a circumference of 31 meters at the base, and is estimated to be approximately 2,200 years old. Its largest branch alone is nearly 2 meters in diameter. The Congress Trail, a 3.2-kilometer paved loop beginning at the General Sherman Tree, passes through a grove of other named giant sequoias including the President and the Senate Group. is just one of many options in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park. Major attractions worth considering include Moro Rock, Boyden Cavern, and Congress Trail.