Things to do in the Central Valley to Sequoia National Park Area:
Sequoia National Park. Groves of Giant Sequoias, stunning Alpine
scenery of Alpine meadows, granite peaks and glaciated canyons.
Includes Mount Whitney, the highest point in the USA outside Alaska,
and the General Sherman Tree, the world's largest living thing.
(559) 565-3341.
Moro Rock, Sequoia National Park. Quarter-mile staircase carved into surface leads to fine summit view.
Mineral King, Sequoia National Park. Old mining area is mow the center
of great Sierra Nevada Hiking through pine and fir forests and over
high mountian passes. Alpine meadows bloom in July.
Kings Canyon National Park. Giant Sequoias, pine and fir forests,
rugged granite peaks and steep, glaciated canyons. Visitor Center
located at Cedar Grove.
(559) 565-3341
Sequoia National Forest. More than 1,139,500 acres west of the San
Joaquin Valley. The exceptionally scenic area includes Jennie Lakes,
South Sierra and Dome Land Wilderness Areas and a portion of Golden
Trout and Monarch.
(559) 784-1500.
Kearney Mansion, on Kearney Blvd, 7 miles west of Hwy 99, Fresno.
Raisin pioneer's restored and furnished 1903 home. (559) 441-0862.
Meux Home, Fresno. Victorian home with period furnishings.
(559) 233-8007. Open Fri.-Sun. Closed January.
Roeding Park, Fresno. Family-oriented recreational park with Chaffee Zoo, Rotary Playland and Storyland.
(559) 498-1551 Park, (559) 498-2671 Zoo.
Wild Water Adventures, 11413 E. Shaw Ave, Fresno. Water park with rides and pools. (559) 299-9453.
Eastern Sierra Interagency Visitor Center, at Hwy 395 and Hwy 136.
Informative handouts, books, and maps about Lone Pine area and local
hiking. Also information on Death Valley, Yosemite and Sequoia National
Parks.
(760) 876-6222.