Where is the best place to enter Sequoia National Park?

Ash Mountain Entrance to Sequoia National Park Highway 198 enters Sequoia National Park at the town of Three Rivers. Beyond the entrance station, the road is narrow and winding. Vehicles longer than 24 feet (7.3 m) are not advised between the Foothills Visitor Center and Potwisha Campground.



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Generals Highway connects the two parks, and their two celebrated stands of giant sequoia groves. A number of popular hiking trailheads are located at selected turnouts along the way, as are overlooks to rocky ridges and sequoia groves.

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The main road through Sequoia National Park is the Generals Highway, which runs from one entrance all the way to the other. It takes about an hour and a half to drive all the way through the park on the 47-mile highway, although we'd recommend making plenty of stops along the way.

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How long does it take to drive through the park? Give yourself plenty of time. To drive only the Generals Highway from the southern entrance to the northern entrance, allow at least two hours plus whatever time you plan to spend outside of the car.

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Directions & Transportation
  • Ash Mountain Entrance to Sequoia National Park. Highway 198 enters Sequoia National Park at the town of Three Rivers. ...
  • Big Stump Entrance to Kings Canyon National Park. Highway 180 enters Kings Canyon National Park from the west via Fresno. ...
  • Lookout Point Entrance to the Mineral King Area.


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The best time to visit Sequoia National Park is June through August, when the weather is the most stable. The park is open 24/7, year-round, but there are certain challenges during select seasons. For example, snow chains or tires are required to safely navigate park roads during the winter months.

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No reservations are required to enter Sequoia and Kings Canyon. Advance purchasing of entrance fees is not available for Commercial Vehicles.

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Filled with alpine peaks, deep canyons, and the largest trees in the world, you could spend several days here. However, if you only have one day, you have just enough time to visit the highlights of both parks. We visited Kings Canyon and Sequoia National Park on a road trip through California.

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It is named after two of the largest and most famous Giant Sequoia trees, the General Sherman and General Grant trees. The highway is notoriously steep, narrow, winding, and difficult to drive, especially its southern section from Hospital Rock to Giant Forest within Sequoia National Park.

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I recommend spending several days to fully explore these parks, but you can definitely do most of the iconic spots over 2 days. Sequoia and Kings Canyon together cover over 1,353 square miles with many mountains and valleys in the mix.

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The parks are open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Occasionally, winter storms will close some park roads until they can be plowed. Other park roads are closed during winter months.

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Sequoia is far less crowded. The redwood groves are unparalleled in all of nature, and while Yosemite has the amazing rock domes and waterfalls, Sequoia has the best forest in all the world.

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Redwood boasts about 200 miles of trails, but once again, Sequoia proves to be the more extensive park with 800 miles of trails, including much more varied and challenging routes, like the High Sierra Trail. Still, there are some truly inspiring hikes through Redwood, like the Miner's Ridge Trail.

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