Private guide and driver · Los Angeles pickup
This private tour goes to Kings Canyon National Park in California and its neighbor Sequoia, not to the Australian canyon. Your own guide drives you from Los Angeles to the General Grant Tree in Grant Grove and the General Sherman Tree in Sequoia, with sunset on Moro Rock.
Sequoia and Kings Canyon are two national parks run by the National Park Service as one unit. This tour covers the big-tree side of both. In Kings Canyon National Park it stops at the General Grant Tree in Grant Grove, which the NPS calls the world's second-largest tree and which became the Nation's Christmas Tree in 1926. In Sequoia it takes you to the General Sherman Tree, the largest tree on Earth by volume at 274.9 ft (83.8 m) tall. The listing adds the Giant Forest Museum, the Tunnel Log, the Parker Group sequoias and sunset from the top of Moro Rock.
What it does not do is drive down into Cedar Grove, the deep valley that gave Kings Canyon its name. The listing's stops are Grant Grove and Sequoia's Giant Forest. That is a sensible plan for one day, since the NPS gives about 4 hours from the Los Angeles area to the Ash Mountain entrance, and Cedar Grove would add about an hour each way from Grant Grove. Highway 180 beyond Grant Grove also closes for winter; for 2026 the NPS expects it to close on 13 November.
It is fully private: one price covers your group of up to five, with private transport, bottled water and all fees and taxes, per the listing. The itinerary is customizable, so you can trade a stop for more time with the trees. The listing also offers pickups in San Francisco, Las Vegas, San Diego and Bakersfield. Guests call it a long day that is well worth it. For more on what each park holds, read Sequoia vs Kings Canyon.
Your guide collects you and drives north, with a breakfast stop along the way. The NPS gives about 4 hours from the Los Angeles area to the parks.
About an hour among the giant sequoias of General Grant Grove, then 30 minutes at the Kings Canyon Visitor Center. The trail to the General Grant Tree is 0.5 mile (0.8 km) round trip, per the NPS.
The drive from Grant Grove to the Sherman Tree is about 28 miles (45 km), an hour by NPS figures. The Sherman Tree Trail is 1 mile (1.6 km) round trip.
Quick stops at the Giant Forest Museum, the Tunnel Log and the Parker Group sequoias. Some stops are optional on the listing's itinerary.
Per the listing, the day ends with a walk up Moro Rock for sunset, then the drive back to Los Angeles.
★★★★★Do it! This is an absolutely phenomenal experience; the guide, the mountains, the biggest trees on the planet. Our guide Ando was exceptionally patient, kind, and accommodating for our group with members ranging from age 8 - 81. We will remember this the rest of our lives.
★★★★★We had an excellent day! Ruslan was a very nice guide! It is definitely a long day trip, but well worth it! The sequoia trees are just so beautiful and didn’t disappoint. I would highly recommend it.
★★★★★my guide was very knowledgeable and told me many interesting facts as we went along. I would recommend this to anyone who loves the giant trees as much as I do. [...] best day ever
★★★★★Excellent tour for a solo traveler. The guide was extremely polite and helpful. It was a really fun day. Highly recommend.
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Yes, to the Grant Grove area of Kings Canyon National Park in California, where the General Grant Tree stands, plus the Kings Canyon Visitor Center. It does not drive down Highway 180 into Cedar Grove. The rest of the day is in Sequoia National Park.
The NPS gives 225 miles (362 km), about 4 hours, from the Los Angeles area to the Ash Mountain entrance of Sequoia. Grant Grove to the General Sherman Tree is a further 28 miles, about an hour. Expect a long day; guests say it is worth it.
Yes, the main big trees. One entrance pass covers both parks, and this tour does Grant Grove and Giant Forest in a day. Cedar Grove adds about 60 minutes each way from Grant Grove. More in Sequoia vs Kings Canyon.
Up to five people, your group only. The listing price is per group, so the cost per head drops as your group grows. Pickups are also offered in San Francisco, Las Vegas, San Diego and Bakersfield.
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A private car from Los Angeles to the General Grant and General Sherman trees and sunset at Moro Rock, for up to five people.
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