<P> Kings Canyon National Park is an American national park in the southern Sierra Nevada , in Fresno and Tulare Counties , California . Originally established in 1890 as General Grant National Park , the park was greatly expanded and renamed to Kings Canyon National Park on March 4 , 1940 . The park 's namesake , Kings Canyon , is a rugged glacier - carved valley more than a mile ( 1,600 m ) deep . Other natural features include multiple 14,000 - foot ( 4,300 m ) peaks , high mountain meadows , swift - flowing rivers , and some of the world 's largest stands of giant sequoia trees . Kings Canyon is north of and contiguous with Sequoia National Park , and the two are jointly administered by the National Park Service as the Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks . </P>
<P> Kings Canyon National Park is an American national park in the southern Sierra Nevada , in Fresno and Tulare Counties , California . Originally established in 1890 as General Grant National Park , the park was greatly expanded and renamed to Kings Canyon National Park on March 4 , 1940 . The park 's namesake , Kings Canyon , is a rugged glacier - carved valley more than a mile ( 1,600 m ) deep . Other natural features include multiple 14,000 - foot ( 4,300 m ) peaks , high mountain meadows , swift - flowing rivers , and some of the world 's largest stands of giant sequoia trees . Kings Canyon is north of and contiguous with Sequoia National Park , and the two are jointly administered by the National Park Service as the Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks . </P>
where is sequoia and kings canyon national park located
where is sequoia and kings canyon national park located
in the southern Sierra Nevada , in Fresno and Tulare Counties , California
in the southern Sierra Nevada , in Fresno and Tulare Counties , California