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template: byway.jade
id: "2299"
name: Kings Canyon Scenic Byway
distance: "50"
duration: At least one hour
description: "The King's Canyon Scenic Byway in the Sequoia National Forest showcases California's famous redwoods and beautiful geology."
contact: "**Hume Lake Ranger District**  \r\n 559-338-2251  \r\n\r\n"
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websites: 
  - url: "http://www.nps.gov/seki"
    name: "Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks"
  - url: "http://www.fs.usda.gov/sequoia/"
    name: Sequoia National Forest
designations: 
  - National Forest Scenic Byway
states: 
  - CA
ll: 
  - -119.12428299999999
  - 36.76079200000004
bounds: 
  - - -119.12428299999999
    - 36.71300900000011
  - - -118.582603
    - 36.8336910000001

---

The Kings Canyon Scenic Byway is internationally
significant for its unique scenic and geologic displays. Highway 180 is a showcase of nature's wonderland.

The largest species of trees on earth, the giant sequoia, and one of the deepest canyons in America, the Kings Canyon, are two outstanding tributes to the natural beauty found here. You will experience dramatic changes in vegetation, wildlife, and geology as
you climb the 4,000 feet through the eastern foothills of the Sierra Nevada.
