The Best Hiking Trails in Kings Canyon National Park
It was Ansel Adams's favorite park for a reason: Catch the best scenery and the best miles on these six trails.
Kings Canyon National Park gives casual hikers a taste of life among the sequoias without asking for too much in return. This California park has a wide range of loop trails leading to its famous groves. When it comes to camping in Kings Canyon National Park, the Redwood Canyon campsite is an absolute must. Some hikers pass through the park as a part of their Pacific Crest Trail or John Muir Trail thru-hikes, while others travel up from Sequoia National Park, directly to the south.
It was Ansel Adams's favorite park for a reason: Catch the best scenery and the best miles on these six trails.
Finding a hike of your own is as easy as getting off the trail—and this Sierra spot makes it easy.
Trek along a series of High Sierra lakes nestled in sculpted granite basins below towering alpine peaks on this 11.6-mile out-and-back.
This 34-mile, four-day loop straddles Muir's namesake wilderness and Kings Canyon National Park.
Hike in the spray of waterfalls deep in the heart of black bear country.