Kings Canyon National Park is an American national park in the southern Sierra Nevada, in Fresno and Tulare Counties, California. Originally established in 1890 as General Grant National Park, the park was greatly expanded and renamed to Kings Canyon National Park on March 4, 1940. The park 's namesake, Kings Canyon, is a rugged glacier - carved valley more than a mile (1,600 m) deep. Other natural features include multiple 14,000 - foot (4,300 m) peaks, high mountain meadows, swift - flowing rivers, and some of the world 's largest stands of giant sequoia trees. Kings Canyon is north of and contiguous with Sequoia National Park, and the two are jointly administered by the National Park Service as the Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks.
where is sequoia and kings canyon national park located
in the southern Sierra Nevada, in Fresno and Tulare Counties, California