Sequoia National Park

Location: California

Year Established: 1890

Area: 404,051.17 acres (1,635.1 km2)

Annual Visitors: 1,039,137

This park protects the Giant Forest, which boasts some of the world's largest trees, the General Sherman being the largest in the park. It also has over 240 caves, a scenic segment of the Sierra Nevada including the tallest mountain in the contiguous United States, and Moro Rock, a photogenic granite dome.