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Sequoia & Kings Canyon National ParkLocalized smoke rising from a prescribed burn in a sequoia grove.
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Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Park
Fire and Your Visit
 

With an active fire and fuels management program, Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks are one of the premiere places to observe natural fire and prescribed fire in action. Click the link on the right to read current fire news or learn more about fire's role in the Sierra Nevada.

Smoke from a small prescribed burn at the base of sequoia trunks.
Fire in the Parks
Learn about this important program.
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Trail sign.  

Did You Know?
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks offer more than 850 miles of maintained wilderness trails. Over 723,000 of the parks' acres are officially designated as Wilderness.
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Last Updated: August 29, 2006 at 17:34 EST