Backpacker Magazine: Kings Canyon National Park: Backpacking and Camping Trips, Hikes, Adventures, Topo Maps, Aerial Photos.

Kings Canyon National Park: Sierra Palisades

Submitted by: Backpacker Magazine
This 34-mile, four-day loop straddles Muir's namesake wilderness and Kings Canyon National Park.

Pacific Crest Trail: CA Section 20

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KENNEDY MEADOWS to TUOLUMNE MEADOWS: The highlight reel of this 209-mile section includes three national parks, several high passes with heavenly views, two stunning wilderness areas, and not a single road. Option: Detour up Mt. Whitney, the tallest peak in the Lower 48.

Sierras, CA: Sierra High Route

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On this burly, 200-plus-mile traverse, which crosses 33 passes and barely touches established trails, you can find Alaska-size scenery, complete solitude, and just enough risk to keep things interesting.

Pacific Crest Trail: Best Month - High Sierra, CA

BACKPACKER Review
Every hiker's life list should include the 270 miles between Mt. Whitney and Sonora Pass. It may take a month, but it's a trivial sacrifice to make for the most unrelenting wilderness eye-candy you'll ever feast on.

Pacific Crest Trail: CA Section 20

BACKPACKER Review
KENNEDY MEADOWS to TUOLUMNE MEADOWS: The highlight reel of this 209-mile section includes three national parks, several high passes with heavenly views, two stunning wilderness areas, and not a single road. Option: Detour up Mt. Whitney, the tallest peak in the Lower 48.

Sequoia & Kings Canyon NP - Twin Lakes Trail to Ranger Lake

Starting from Lodgepole Visitors Center in Sequoia NP, the Twin Lakes trail is a 13-mile out-and-back moderate-to-strenuous backpacking route that rises from 6,700 feet at Lodgepole to 10,470 feet at Silliman Pass, before descending to several exquisite alpine lakes in Kings Canyon NP.

Thru-Hike The Roadless Sierra

BACKPACKER Review

Thru-hike the most remote miles in California's range of light

May Close-to-Home Hikes

BACKPACKER Review
Our map team has been hard at work plotting the coolest hikes. Check out May's selections here.

Missing in Action: How a Backcountry Ranger With 28 Years Experience Disappeared

BACKPACKER Review
Did High Sierra ranger Randy Morgenson succumb to depression or disaster?

Epicenter: The Scene In Bishop, California

BACKPACKER Review
Hike and climb-and then kick back-in a High Sierra sweet spot.

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