SEQUOIA Rules and Regulations 1920

HOW TO REACH THE PARKS.

SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK.

Visalia, Calif. (altitude 384 feet), is the gateway city of the Sequoia National Park and the High Sierra region, including the Great Western Divide, Kern River Canon, and Mount Whitney, which is part of the territory it is proposed to add to the present park area by legislation providing for establishment of the Roosevelt National Park. It is one of the oldest cities settled by Americans in California and has excellent hotel accommodations. A new concrete highway connects this city with Lemon Cove, 20 miles, and Three Rivers, 30 miles. From Three Rivers it is 32 miles to the Giant Forest, the last 20 miles of which are within the Sequoia National Park.

Visalia is on the Southern Pacific and Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroads and is also connected with Lemon Cove by the trains of the Visalia Electric Railroad, via Exeter, a station on the Southern Pacific Railroad. At Lemon Cove immediate transfer from the train is made to the automobile stages of the Sequoia National Park Stage Co. for Giant Forest. The running time of the automobile stages is about five hours.

Automobile stages leave Lemon Cove daily at 9.50 a. m.; arrive Giant Forest, Sequoia National Park (40 miles), 3 p. m.; leave Giant Forest 3.30 p. m. and arrive Lemon Cove 7.30 p. m.

Stop for lunch on up trip is made at Cedar Creek checking station.

Fares via Visalia Electric Railroad.

Between Visalia and Lemon Cove (21 miles), one way 65 cents, round trip $1.10.
Between Exeter and Lemon Cove (11 miles), one way 35 cents, round trip 60 cents.

Stage fares to Sequoia National Park.¹

Between Lemon Cove and Giant Forest, one way $6.50, round trip $12.
Between Three Rivers and Giant Forest, one way $5.50, round trip $10.
Children under 10 years of age, one-half fare.
Baggage allowance, 25 pounds; excess baggage, 2 cents per pound.
Express, 2 cents per pound; minimum charge, 25 cents.

GENERAL GRANT NATIONAL PARK.

Fresno, Calif. (altitude 287 feet), is the gateway city of the General Grant National Park and the Kings River Canyon, Rae Lake, Kearsarge Pass, and other High Sierra territory included in the Roosevelt Park project. It is the geographical center of California and lies at about the center of the San Joaquin Valley. Fresno is also a point of departure for the Yosemite National Park. The hotel accommodations of this city are excellent.

A good automobile highway connects Fresno with General Grant National Park, via Sanger, Squaw Valley, and Dunlap. Fresno is on the Southern Pacific and Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroads and Sanger is a station on the Southern Pacific Railroad.

The Kings River Stage & Transportation Co. (address, Sanger, Calif.) operates automobile stages from Fresno and Sanger to the General Grant National Park.

These stages leave Fresno daily at 8 a. m.; arrive Sanger at 8.45 a. m.; leave Sanger at 9 a. m.; arrive General Grant National Park (60 miles) at 2.30 p. m.; leave General Grant National Park at 8 a. m; arrive Sauger at 1 p. m. and arrive Fresno 2 p. m.

Stops for lunch are made in each direction.

Stage fares from Fresno and Sanger to General Grant National Park.¹

From Fresno to General Grant National Park, $6.
From General Grant National Park to Fresno, $4.50.
Round trip, $9.
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.

Mr. W. M. Collins (address, Visalia, Calif.) operates automobile stages from Visalia via Badger and Pinehurst to the General Grant National Park (48 miles).

Automobiles will leave Visalia Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays at 8 a. m.; arrive Badger, 10 a. m.; and General Grant National Park, 12 m.; and will leave General Grant National Park the same day at 4 p. m.; arrive Badger, 6 p. m., and Visalia, 8 p.m.

Special trips will be made from Visalia to General Grant National Park on alternate days under the same schedule when passengers are available.

Stage fares from Visalia to General Grant National Park.¹

From Visalia to General Grant National Park, $6.
From Visalia to Badger, $4.
From Badger to General Grant National Park, $3.
Children under 9 years of age, one-half fare.
Baggage allowance, 25 pounds; excess baggage, 2 cents per pound, minimum charge, 25 cents.

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¹The stage schedules and rates given above are not under the control of this service, as the stage lines operate outside the park. The schedules and rates are those that will prevail according to information furnished to this Service; they are given for the information of the public, but are not to be considered official.

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RAILROAD TICKETS.

During summer season round-trip excursion tickets, at reduced fares, are sold at certain stations in California to Sequoia National Park and to General Grant National Park as destinations.

Through excursion tickets to other destinations, reading via Southern Pacific Railroad, will be honored between Bakersfield and Fresno, via Visalia or Exeter and Sanger. Passengers holding such tickets may stop over at Visalia or Exeter for side trips to Sequoia National Park and at Sanger for side trips to General Grant National Park. Similar tickets reading via Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Rail road will be honored between Corcoran and Fresno, via Visalia, where stop over may be made for side trip to Sequoia National Park. Holders of one-way tickets may also stop over at Visalia, Exeter, and Sanger for purpose of making side trips to the parks.

RAILROADS TRIBUTARY TO NATIONAL PARKS IN CALIFORNIA.

DETAILED TRAVEL INFORMATION.

For further information regarding railroad fares, service, etc., apply to railroad ticket agents, or address C. S. Lee, passenger traffic manager, Southern Pacific lines. San Francisco, Calif., or W. J. Black, passenger traffic manager, Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad, Chicago, Ill.

MAP SHOWING NATIONAL PARKS IN CALIFORNIA with principal connecting automobile highways

POST OFFICES.

The post office is Giant Forest, Calif., from May 15 to October 10 at other times, Three Rivers, Calif. There is also for General National Park the General Grant National Park, Calif., post office.

TELEGRAMS.

Telegrams should be addressed to Three Rivers, Calif., from which they will be telephoned to the superintendent's office in Giant Forest.

WHAT TO WEAR; WHAT TO TAKE WITH YOU.

As a rule tourists are inclined to carry too much. A very inexpensive and simple outfit is required—old clothes and stout shoes are the rule. The following list is about all that is required:

For carrying luggage a dunnage bag of heavy canvas is all that is necessary.

For camping out a mess kit, frying pan, coffee pot, dutch oven, or baking reflector are absolutely necessary. Utensils and equipment can be procured along the route of travel at the following points:

Visalia, Exeter, Lemon Cove, or Three Rivers, the latter being nearest to Sequoia National Park, and Fresno, or Sanger, on the route to General Grant National Park.