Sequoia National Park

American  

[si-kwoi-uh nash-uh-nl pahrk, nash-nuhl] / sɪˈkwɔɪ ə ˈnæʃ ə nl ˈpɑrk, ˈnæʃ nəl /

noun

1. a national park in east-central California noted for its giant sequoias, including the General Sherman tree, and for containing Mount Whitney, the highest point in the conterminous United States: contiguous with Kings Canyon National Park. 631 square miles (1,635 square kilometers).

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Sequoia National Park British  

noun

1. a national park in central California, in the Sierra Nevada Mountains: established in 1890 to protect groves of giant sequoias, some of which are about 4000 years old. Area: 1556 sq km (601 sq miles)

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Etymology

Origin of Sequoia National Park

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

A 3-year-old black-furred wolf has become the first of her kind known to venture into Sequoia National Park in more than a century.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

From Mono Lake and Mammoth Mountain at the top of the image to Sequoia National Park at the bottom, the landscape had been transformed in just three days.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2025

A California teacher was found dead in Sequoia National Park a day after being reported missing, according to the National Park Service.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 15, 2025

Just a few years later, in the spring of 1924, California’s last known grizzly bear was spotted in Sequoia National Park.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2025

The Sequoia National Park and its little neighbor, the General Grant National Park, enclose areas of remarkable fertility in which trees, shrubs, and wild flowers reach their greatest development.

From The Book of the National Parks by Yard, Robert Sterling