SEQUOIA General Information Regarding Sequoia and General Grant National Parks Season of 1917

HOW TO REACH THE PARKS.

Sequoia National Park may be reached from Visalia or Exeter, on the Southern Pacific and the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroads, thence by way of Visalia Electric Railway to Lemon Cove, thence 40 miles by stage or private conveyance to Giant Forest in the park. Automobile stages operated by the Sequoia National Park Transportation Co. leave Lemon Cove Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 10 a. m.; arrive Giant Forest, Sequoia National Park (40 miles), 3 p. m. Stages leave Giant Forest Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Satur days, 7 a. m.; arrive Lemon Cove, 1. p. m.

Special trips to be made on alternate days under the same time schedule when two or more passengers are available.

Stage fares to Sequoia National Park.

Between Lemon Cove and Giant Forest, one way, $6.50; round trip, $12.
Between Three Rivers and Giant Forest, one way, $5; round trip, $10.
Children under 12 years of age, one-half fare.
Baggage allowance, 40 pounds; excess baggage, 2 cents per pound.
Express, 2 cents per pound; minimum charge, 25 cents.

General Grant National Park can be reached from Sanger, on the Southern Pacific Railway, thence by automobile stage or private conveyance, a distance of 46 miles to the park.

Stage fares to General Grant National Park.

From Sanger to General Grant National Park, $5.50.
From General Grant National Park to Sanger, $4.
Round trip, $8.
Baggage allowance, 50 pounds; excess baggage, $1.25 per 100 pounds.

Touring cars, operated by the Kings River-Hume Auto Service Co. (address, Sanger, Cal.), will leave Sanger each morning (except Sunday) at 9 a.m. and arrive at General Grant National Park at 2.30 p. m., leaving General Grant National Park at 9 a. m. and arriving in Sanger at 2 p. m.

An automobile, operated by Calvin Marple (address, Sanger, Cal.), will leave Sanger for Hume via General Grant National Park, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday of each week at 9 a. m. Leave Sanger for Hume Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday of each week at 7 a. m. Leave Hume for Sanger via General Grant National Park daily at 7 a. m.

General Grant National Park may also be reached from Dinuba and Reedley on the Southern Pacific and Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railways. The department has no knowledge of any regular stage lines running from these places.

The stage schedules and rates given above are not under the control of the department, as the stage lines operate outside the park. The schedules and rates are those that will prevail according to information furnished to the department; they are given for the information of the public but are not to be considered official.

CAMPS AND TRANSPORTATION WITHIN THE PARKS.

SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK.

At the Giant Forest there is a general store, telephone station, feed yard, photograph gallery, and post office; the name of the post office is Giant Forest, Cal.

Walter E. Kenney, Madera, Cal., has a license to maintain a camp and to furnish meals and lodging. The authorized rates are as follows:

Authorized rates at camp of Walter E. Kenney.

The Sequoia National Park Transportation Co. operates an auto stage service from Giant Forest to points of interest in the park at the following rates:

Authorized rates of Sequoia National Park Transportation Co.

Chester Wright, Giant Forest, Cal., has a license to conduct a saddle and pack animal transportation service in the Sequoia National Park. The authorized rates are as follows:

Authorized rates of Chester Wright for guides and horses.

Parties can hire saddle horses and pack mules at $1.50 per day each, but in all cases guide must accompany same, at $3 per day, the guide taking charge of packing and relieving tourists of responsibility for animals. All animals will Be equipped with riding or pack saddles.

GENERAL GRANT NATIONAL PARK.

Mrs. Mattie Decker maintains a camp in them General Grant Park under annual license from the Interior Department. The authorized rates are as follows:

Rates for camp accommodations in General Grant National Park.

At this camp there are also telephone station, general store, feed yard, photograph gallery, and post office; the name of the post office is General Grant National Park, Cal.

Peter Haux, whose address is Traver, Cal., is authorized to operate a saddle, pack, and wagon transportation service in the General Grant National Park over roads and trails not suitable for automobile transportation, and his rates for such service are as follows:

Authorized rates of Peter Haux for guides and horses.

Packs on horses and mules limited to 175 pounds; on burros to 140 pounds.

In cases where guides do not accompany pack or transportation service, the parties hiring the animals will be held accountable for any loss or damage sustained by the animals or their equipment.

MAP OF SEQUOIA AND GENERAL GRANT NATIONAL PARKS. (click on image for a PDF version)

PRINCIPAL POINTS OF INTEREST.

Points of interest in and adjacent to the Sequoia National Park.
[All distances are from Giant Forest post office.]

Distance from entrance of General Grant National Park to points in and near Sequoia National Park.

[For altitude of each locality and remarks see pages 17 and 18.]