Kings Canyon National Park

Location: California

Year Established: 1940

Area: 461,901.20 acres (1,869.2 km2)

Annual Visitors: 502,268

Home to several giant sequoia groves and the General Grant Tree, the world's second largest, this park also features part of the Kings River, sculptor of the dramatic granite canyon that is its namesake, and the San Joaquin River, as well as Boyden Cave.