Day 1 – Arrive Fresno / drive to Hollister, CA
- Car Rental
- Hotel: Hollister Fairfield Inn
- Supplies: Grocery Store/supplies-safeway in Hollister
- Drive Fresno to Hollister, CA — 2 hours
Day 2 – Pinnacles East – drive Hollister to Visalia, CA
- Pinnacles East NPS – https://www.nps.gov/pinn/index.htm
- Hollister to Pinnacles – 40 minute drive
- Morning – Pinnacles National Park east only
- Afternoon – drive back to Visalia (2.5 hours)
- Hotel Visilia Marriott hotel
Day 3 – Sequoia NPS and Generals Highway
Recommendation entrance by 7:00 AM ensures you have plenty of time to explore the park’s stunning attractions before the crowds build up
Ash Mountain Entrance, which marks the gateway to Sequoia National Park.
Foothills Visitor Center
Generals Highway Road
Tunnel Rock https://visitsequoianationalpark.com/tunnel-rock/
Giant Forest Museum and Grove Area
- General Sherman Trail
- Congress Trail Grove 2.7 loop 1-2 hours
- The Big Trees Trail
- Tunnel Log
Lodgepole visitor center and village (no lodging)
Mountain Entrance in Sequoia National Park
Lost Grove
https://www.visitsequoia.com
Day 4 – King’s Canyon Scenic Drive
King’s Canyon – https://www.nps.gov/seki/index.htm
- Big Stump Grove
https://noahlangphotography.com/blog/big-stump-loop-trail-kings-canyon-national-park - General Grant Grove and Village
- Drive Kings Canyon Scenic Byway 30 miles each way
Round trip Drive time takes about 2-3 hours
https://www.visitvisalia.com/how-to-drive-the-kings-canyon-scenic-byway - Cedar Grove visitor center at the end of road
- Chicago Stump
- Boole Tree
- Grizzly Falls
- End of the road and Muir Rock
- Drive to Fresno 1 hour
Day 5 – Return Home
Car return
O'Neill Corner 