Giant Forest
The Giant Forest, famed for its giant sequoia trees, is within the United States' Sequoia National Park. This montane forest, situated at over 6,000 ft above mean sea level in the western Sierra Nevada of California, covers an area of 1,880 acres.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: m01229, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Crescent Meadow and Cattle Cabin.
Cattle Cabin
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Cattle Cabin is a one-room log cabin that was built in the Sierra Nevada by Hale D. Tharp and two partners in 1890, in present-day Sequoia National Park, California.
Tharp’s Log
Photo: sjorford, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tharp's Log is a hollowed giant sequoia log at Log Meadow in the Giant Forest grove of Sequoia National Park that was used as a shelter by early pioneers.
Giant Forest
- Type: Forest
- Description: grove of Sequoiadendron giganteum trees, most accessible of all giant sequoia groves
- Location: Tulare County, San Joaquin Valley, California, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
Discover Giant Forest from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Giant Forest” goes by many names.
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Pinewood and Woodlake-Three Rivers.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Circle Meadow and Crescent Meadow.
Tulare County: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Visalia, Porterville, Tulare, and Dinuba.
Curious Places to Discover
Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.
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