Giant Forest Museum
Exhibits explore the giant sequoias and history in the Giant Forest sequoia grove.
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Giant Forest Museum Details
Giant Forest Museum is the perfect starting for grove visits and offers some educational insight and history of Giant Forest and its sequoias. You can easily hop on a self-guiding trail right from the museum to Round Meadow and Hazelwood. Previously the Giant Forest market building, the building was renovated in 1999 and opened as a museum and visitor center in 2001. The building, and the former Giant Forest market, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Next to the museum, you'll find the Beetle Rock building which has both an auditorium and classroom run the by Sequoia Parks Conservancy. You'll also find restrooms here should you need them.
Difficulty
Low
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N/A
Estimated time
Region
Ash Mountain to Lodgepole
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Nearby Points of Interest Around Giant Forest Museum
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Big Trees Trail
This paved, 2/3-mile trail offers an easy hike through Sequoia's Giant Forest.
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Giant Forest Museum
The Sequoia Shuttle will not be running for the 2020 season.
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Beetle Rock
A short hike from the Giant Forest Museum takes you to the Beetle Rock Family Nature Center.
0.5 mi away
Marble Fork Canyon
From Giant Forest to Lodgepole offers dramatic views of the Marble Fork Canyon through the trees.
1.3 mi away
Moro Rock
Visitors can ascend to the top of Moro Rock, a granite dome, via a 400-step, 1/4-mile-long staircase.
