Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks

Rae Lakes Creek in Kings Canyon National Park, within the Sequoia-Kings Canyon biosphere reserve

The Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks is the consolidated management structure for Sequoia National Park and Kings Canyon National Park in California. Both parks have been jointly administered since 1943. They have a combined size of 1,353 square miles (3,500 km2).[1] It was designated the UNESCO Sequoia-Kings Canyon Biosphere Reserve in 1976.[2]

It is open 24 hours a day, every day of the year.[3] The Parks feature a wide variety of animals that include over 200 species of birds, gregarious slender salamander, western toad, western spadefoot toad, rainbow trout, coyote, Mexican free-tailed bat, rubber boa, common kingsnake, and many more.[4]

  1. ^ "Sequoia & Kings Canyon Fact Sheet 2013" (PDF). National Park Service.
  2. ^ "UNESCO - MAB Biosphere Reserves Directory". Retrieved May 23, 2016.
  3. ^ "Sequoia & Kings Canyon Operating Hours & Seasons".
  4. ^ "Animals". Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks. National Park Service. Retrieved September 20, 2022.