LFTR 107 - Sequoia and Kings Canyon

About this episode

In this episode, Jamie Schumacher shares experiences from Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, highlighting campgrounds, hikes, and ranger talks.

Week 4/5 of Summer 2025! We ditched the beaches and headed for the hills - the giant sequoias and mountains of Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks to be specific. Come along with us as we recount our favorite campgrounds hikes and ranger talks in these parks that quickly stole our hearts. * Generals Highway Length Limits - The section we mentioned between Giant Forest Museum and Foothills Visitor Center is not advised for vehicles longer than 22/24 ft, and prohibited for single vehicles longer than 40 ft and combination vehicles longer than 50 ft. **Tokopah Falls trail is “pretty exposed” to the sun - it is not exposed in the sense of cliffs by the trail for really any of it. ***Big Meadows Campground is a Sequoia Natl Forest campground but is not dispersed camping as we said it was. It is reservable on recreation.gov . It has a few 40ft+ sites. Thanks for listening! Please let us know what you think! You can find LFTR at http://lettersfromtheroadpod.com, and you can email us at lettersfromtheroadpod@gmail.com . If you feel like kicking us a few bucks you can Become a PenPal and chat with us and others in the PenPals Discord. Get full access to Letters From the Road at…

People in this episode

Host: Jamie Schumacher

Topics covered

• travel
• camping
• hiking
• national parks
• outdoor activities

Keywords

• Sequoia
• Kings Canyon
• campgrounds
• hikes
• ranger talks
• Tokopah Falls
• Big Meadows Campground

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: recreation.gov, Letters From the Road, PenPals Discord, Substack

Places: Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, Generals Highway, Giant Forest Museum, Foothills Visitor Center, Tokopah Falls, Big Meadows Campground

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