general sherman (San Francisco: trip , live, visit)

[degerman]

hi im new member on this forum.
i live in sweden and im planning a trip to usa,among other things i want to visit sequoia national park and see the giant trees .i would like to know if its possible to drive really close or is it s long walk?
any information is highly aprechiated

[Sassberto]

Originally Posted by degerman

hi im new member on this forum.
i live in sweden and im planning a trip to usa,among other things i want to visit sequoia national park and see the giant trees .i would like to know if its possible to drive really close or is it s long walk?
any information is highly aprechiated

Everything is within walking distance. On a summer weekend all of humanity is up there. Asian tourists by the busload everywhere. Lots of inner-city people up there too. Hike a couple miles in and it's total solitude.

Last time I was up there I walked out of the High Sierra Trail after a 3-day backpack and I went from total silence to total zoo.

[degerman]

thanks for the speedy reply

[DMenscha]

If you find yourself closer to San Francisco, we have the Calaveras Big Trees State Park. have a look at this link Calaveras Big Trees SP
The grove is next to the parking lot and quite frankly, having seen both places, you wouldn't be able to tell which grove has bigger trees, they're all enormous!

[Beth56]

Originally Posted by degerman

hi im new member on this forum.
i live in sweden and im planning a trip to usa,among other things i want to visit sequoia national park and see the giant trees .i would like to know if its possible to drive really close or is it s long walk?
any information is highly aprechiated

It's close to parking and a short walk. Not a problem at all.

I am a California Native, been there and done that. It's beautiful.