NATIONAL PARK SERVICE The Giant Sequoia of the Sierra Nevada

Modified after Rundel (1969)¹

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¹All range figures are calculated from the Mt. Diablo Meridian, California.

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1. Placer County Grove—also known as American River Grove. Sec. 18, 19, T. 14 N., R. 13 E.; Middle Fork of the American River, Tahoe National Forest, Placer County.

2. North Calaveras Grove—Sec. 14, 15, 22, T. 5 N., R. 15 E.; Calaveras Big Trees State Park, Calaveras County.

3. South Calaveras Grove—Sec. 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, T. 5 N., R. 16 E., plus two groups of outliers just outside of the grove basin; Calaveras Big Trees State Park, Tuolumne County.

4. Tuolumne Grove—Sec. 7, 18, T. 2 S., R. 20 E.; Big Oak Flat Road, 1 mile north of Crane Flat Ranger Station, Yosemite National Park.

5. Merced Grove—Sec. 23, 24, T. 2 S., R. 19 E.; old Coulterville Road, 2 miles southwest of the Tuolumne Grove, Yosemite National Park.

6. Mariposa Grove—Sec. 6, 7, 8, 18, T. 5 S., R. 22 E.; 1.5 miles east of South Entrance to Yosemite National Park, Mariposa County.

7. Nelder Grove—also known as the Fresno Grove. Sec. 5, 6, 8 et al., T. 6 S., R. 22 E.; 4 miles south of Mariposa Grove, Sierra National Forest, Madera County.

8. McKinley Grove—also known as the Dinkey Creek Grove. Sec. 35, T. 10 S., R. 26 E.; 2 miles southeast of Dinkey Creek Ranger Station, Sierra National Forest, Fresno County.

9. Converse Basin Grove—also known as the Kings River Grove. Sec. 4, 5, 7, 8, 17, 18, T. 13 S., R. 28 E., and sec. 12, 13, T. 13 S., R. 27 E.; considered to include the Boole Tree and Cabin Creek groves, which are essentially continuous with the Converse Basin Grove, Sequoia National Forest, Fresno County.

10. Indian Basin Grove—Sec. 4, 8, 9, 16, 17, T. 13 S., R. 28 E.; 2 miles northwest of Hume Lake, Sequoia National Forest.

11. Lockwood Grove, Sec. 7, 8, 17, T. 13 S., R. 29 E.; head of Lockwood Creek, Sequoia National Forest.

12. Evans Grove—Sec. 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, 22, T. 13 S., R. 29 E.; the Tehipite Dome 15 min quadrangle of the U.S.G.S. shows this as three groves, including what was called the Horseshoe Bend and Windy Gulch groves. Their continuity and the lack of topographic breaks between them indicate that they can best be treated under a single name.

13. Agnew Grove—Sec. 13, T. 13 S., R. 29 E.; Rattlesnake Creek, Sequoia National Forest.

14. Deer Meadow Grove—Sec. 24, T. 13 S., R. 29 E.; immediately south of the Agnew Grove, but separated by a ridge crest so that two names are valid; Sequoia National Forest.

15. Cherry Gap Grove—Sec. 19, 20, T. 13 S., R. 28 E.; just west of state highway 180 at Cherry Gap, Sequoia National Forest.

16. Kennedy Grove—Sec. 21, 22 (?), 27, 28, T. 13 S., R. 29 E.; appears in two units on Tehipite Dome 15 min quadrangle with the smaller portion including small parts of Sec. 21 and 22; Sequoia National Forest.

17. Abbott Creek Grove—Sec. 30, T. 13 S., R. 28 E.; one small grove along and south of Abbott Creek shown on Tehipite Dome 15 min quadrangle; unnamed in the literature, but one unit described by Hartesveldt et al. (1967); Sequoia National Forest.

18. Burton Grove—Sec. 29, T. 13 S., R. 29 E.; between Kennedy Grove and Little Boulder Creek, Sequoia National Forest.

19. Boulder Creek Grove—Sec. 26, 35, T. 13 S., R. 29 E.; along and southwest of Boulder Creek; shown as three tiny unnamed groves on the Tehipite Dome 15 min quadrangle; Sequoia National Forest.

20. Little Boulder Creek Grove—Sec. 27, 34, T. 13 S., R. 29 E.; just south of Little Boulder Creek, Sequoia National Forest.

21. Landslide Grove—Sec. 30, 31, T. 13 S., R. 29 E.; along Landslide Creek. Tehipite Dome 15 min quadrangle shows two units; Sequoia National Forest.

22. Tenmile Grove—Sec. 35, 36; Tenmile Creek, Sequoia National Forest.

23. Bearskin Grove—Sec. 34, 35, T. 13 S., R. 28 E.; Bearskin Creek, Sequoia National Forest.

24. Grant Grove—Sec. 36, T. 13 S., R. 27 E., sec. 31, T. 13 S., R. 28 E.; Kings Canyon National Park and Sequoia National Forest.

25. Sequoia Creek Grove—Sec. 6, T. 14 S., R. 28 E.; Sequoia Creek, Kings Canyon National Park.

26. Big Stump Grove—Sec. 7, 8, 18; Sequoia National Forest and Kings Canyon National Park.

27. Redwood Mountain Grove—Sec. 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 34. Primarily in Kings Canyon National Park; Whitaker Forest, University of California; The Buena Vista and Big Baldy groves appear to be continuous with this grove; includes three outliers at Big Springs, sec. 2, and one sequoia along Redwood Creek at Cherry Flat, sec. 2 or 11, T. 15 S., R. 28 E.

28. Lost Grove—Sec. 33, 34, T. 14 S., R. 29 E., sec. 3, 4, T. 15 S., R. 29 E.; along General's Highway near west entrance, Sequoia National Park.

29. Muir Grove—Sec. 8, 9, 16, 17; 1.5 miles west of Dorst Campground, Sequoia National Park.

30. Skagway Grove—Sec. 16, 17, 20, T. 15 N,, R. 29 E.; 1.5 miles southeast of Muir Grove, Sequoia National Park.

31. Pine Ridge Grove—Sec. 17, 20, T. 15 S., R. 29 E.; 0.5 miles west of Skagway Grove, Sequoia National Park.

32. Suwanee Grove—Sec. 26, T. 15 S., R. 29 E.; 1.5 miles east of Crystal Cave, Sequoia National Park; the Giant Forest quadrangle shows this grove 0.5 mile north of its actual location.

33. Giant Forest—Sec. 36, T. 15 S., R. 29 E., sec. 31, 32, 33, T. 15 S., R. 30 E., sec. 1, 12, T. 16 S., R. 29 E., sec. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, T. 16 S., R. 30 E.; Sequoia National Park; two small groups of outliers: (1) 0.5 mile northwest of Kaweah Camp in sec. 1, T. 16 S., R. 29 E.; and (2) five trees 0.25 mile south of Marble Fork Bridge along the Crystal Cave Road in sec. 36, T. 15 S., R. 29 E.

34. Redwood Meadow Groves—Sec. 13, T. 16 S., R. 30 E., sec. 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 29; six separate units were included in this complex by Aley (1963); separate names exist for four of the units although the complex is best represented under the single name; (1) Redwood Meadow Grove is the main grove, including the ranger station, and a single outlier 0.25 mile to the north along the creek; (2) Granite Creek Grove is a small grove along Granite Creek 1.25 miles northeast of the ranger station; (3) Little Redwood Meadow Grove, as used by Fry and White (1938), which apparently applies to a small grove 1.5 miles east of the main grove at a much higher elevation, and (4) Cliff Creek Grove which includes two small groups of outliers along Cliff Creek, south of the main grove.

35. Castle Creek Groves—Sec. 14, 22, 23, 26, 27, T. 16 S., R. 30 E.; a complex of four groves termed Castle Creek North, South, East, and West by Aley (1963); the north and south groves are extremely small; Sequoia National Park.

36. Atwell Grove—Sec. 1, 2, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, T. 17 S., R. 30 E.; Sequoia National Park, a single outlier 150 yards above the grove is the highest elevation naturally seeded sequoia known.

37. Oriole Grove—Sec. 4, 5, 8, 9, T. 17 S., R. 30 E.; along upper Squirrel Creek, Sequoia National Park; Fry and White (1938) include this under Squirrel Creek Grove, although they show it as distinct on their map.

38. Squirrel Creek Grove—Sec. 7, T. 17 S., R. 30 E.; along Squirrel Creek, 1 mile west of Oriole Grove, Sequoia National Park.

39. Redwood Creek Grove—Sec. 9, 10, 15, T. 17 S., R. 30 E.; Aley (1963) shows two units along Redwood Creek, Sequoia National Park.

40. East Fork Grove—Sec. 12, 13, 14, 23, 24, T. 17 S., R. 30 E., sec. 7, 8, T. 17 S., R. 31 E.; Sequoia National Park and Sequoia National Forest.

41. New Oriole Grove—Sec. 16, 17, T. 17 S., R. 30 E.; 0.75 mile south of the Oriole Grove, Sequoia National Park.

42. Eden Creek Grove—Sec. 28, 29, 32, 33, T. 17 S., R. 30 E.; along Eden Creek, Sequoia National Park.

43. Cahoon Creek Grove—Sec. 27, T. 17 S., R. 30 E.; 1.5 miles east of Eden Creek Grove on Cahoon Creek, Sequoia National Park.

44. Horse Creek Grove—Sec. 26, 27, T. 17 S., R. 30 E.; 0.25 mile east of Cahoon Creek Grove on Horse Creek, Sequoia National Park.

45. Case Mountain Groves—Sec. 26, 35, 36, T. 17 S., R. 29 E., and possibly sec. 1, T. 18 S., R. 29 E.; two units fall under this name, the larger portion occupying the large basin east of Case Mountain; mostly in private ownership, small part in Sequoia National Park.

46. Coffeepot Canyon Grove—Sec. 31, 32, T. 17 S., R. 30 E.; in Coffeepot Canyon, 1 mile east of Case Mountain Grove, Sequoia National Park.

47. Suprise Grove—Sec. 5, 6, 7, 8, T. 18 S., R. 30 E.; along Bennett Creek near Palmer Cave, Sequoia National Park.

48. Homer's Nose Grove—Sec. 9, T. 18 S., R. 30 E.; located on what is plotted as Cedar Creek on the Mineral King quadrangle sheet, Sequoia National Park.

49. Putnam-Francis Grove—Sec. 10, T. 18 S., R. 30 E.; 0.5 mile east of Homer's Nose Grove, Sequoia National Park.

50. South Fork Grove—Sec. 14, 15, 16, 22, 23, T. 18 S., R. 30 E.; South Fork Kaweah River, Sequoia National Park.

51. Garfield Grove—Sec. 20, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 28, 33, 34, 35, T. 18 S., R. 30 E.; Sequoia National Park; several outliers occur along the South Fork of the Kaweah River below the South Fork and Garfield Groves 0.25 mile below the South Fork Ranger Station in Sequoia National Park, and at several points further down the river to 2700 feet (Hartesveldt, 1965).

52. Devil's Canyon Grove—Sec. 31 (?), T. 18 S., R. 30 E.; the exact location is not established; it is variously reported to be within or just outside of Sequoia National Park.

53. Dennison Grove—exact location is not established; T. 18 S., R. 30 E., and/or T. 19 S., R. 30 E.; variously reported as within Sequoia National Park, straddling the park boundary, and just outside of the park.

54. Dillonwood Grove—unsurveyed, T. 18 S., R. 30 E., sec. 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11 (?), T. 19 S., R. 30 E.; really an extension of Garfield Grove across Dennison Ridge; Sequoia National Forest.

55. Middle Tule Grove—Sec. 18, 19, 30, T. 19 S., R. 31 E., and sec. 13, T. 19 S., R. 30 E.; North Fork of the Middle Fork of the Tule River, southeast of Moses Mountain; Sequoia National Forest, and Mountain Home State Forest.

56. Maggie Mountain Grove—Sec. 20, T. 19 S., R. 30 E.; 1.5 miles west of Maggie Mountain in the Galena Creek drainage; Sequoia National Forest.

57. Mountain Home Grove—Sec 25, 26, 27, 35, 36, T. 19 S., R. 30 E., sec. 30, 31, T. 19 S., R. 31 E., sec. 1, 2, 12, T. 20 S., R. 30 E., sec. 6, T. 20 S., R. 31 E.; Mountain Home State Forest and Sequoia National Forest; outliers include two large trees in sec. 34, T. 19 S., R. 30 E., a small group in sec. 2, T. 20 S., R. 30 E., and a larger group in sec. 3, T. 20 S., R. 30 E.

58. Silver Creek Grove—Sec. 29, T. 19 S., R. 31 E.; Silver Creek, 1.5 miles east of Shake Camp Pack Station; Mountain Home State Forest; a small group of outliers lie in sec. 29 near the junction of Silver Creek and the North Fork of the Middle Fork of the Tule River, Sequoia National Forest.

59. Burro Creek Grove—Sec. 32, 33, T. 19 S., R. 31 E., sec. 4, 5, T. 20 S., R. 31 E.; 2 miles east of Balch Park, Sequoia National Forest.

60. Alder Creek Grove—Sec. 9, 15, 16, 17, 21; along Alder Creek, 2 miles east of Camp Wishon; Sequoia National Forest.

61. McIntyre Grove—Sec. 34, 35, 36, T. 20 S., R. 31 E.; South Fork of the Middle Fork of the Tule River, 1 mile east of Camp Nelson; Sequoia National Forest.

62. Belknap Grove—Sec. 34, T. 20 S., R. 31 E., Sec. 2, T. 21 S., R. 31 E.; 1 mile southwest of Mcintyre Grove, Sequoia National Forest.

63. Wheel Meadow Grove—Sec. 6, 7, 18, T. 21 S., R. 32 E., sec. 1, T. 20 S., R. 31 E.; South Fork of the Middle Fork of the Tule River, 1 mile southeast of Mcintyre-Grove, Sequoia National Forest.

64. Freeman Creek Grove—Sec. 27, 28, 29, 32, 33, 34, 35, T. 20 S., R. 32 E.; along Freeman Creek; Sequoia National Forest.

65. Black Mountain Grove—Sec. 6, 7, 8, 9, 16, 17, 18, 20, and unsurveyed land, T. 21 S., R. 30 E., sec. 1, 12 and unsurveyed northeast margin of the Tule River Indian Reservation, and Sequoia National Forest.

66. Red Hill Grove—Sec. 22, 23, 26, 27, and unsurveyed land, T. 21 S., R. 31 E.; 1 mile east of Red Hill summit, Sequoia National Forest.

67. Peyrone Grove—Sec. 34, 35, T. 21 S., R. 31 E., sec. 2, 3, T. 22 S., R. 31 E.; Windy Gap Creek, 1 mile south of the Red Hill Grove, Sequoia National Forest.

68. Parker Peak Grove—unsurveyed land, T. 22 S., R. 31 E.; between Redwood Creek and Eagle Creek, Tule River Indian Reservation.

69. North Cold Spring Grove—unsurveyed land, T. 22 S., R. 30 E.; north of North Cold Spring Peak, Tule Indian Reservation; generally considered to be a part of the Parker Peak Grove.

70. Long Meadow Grove—Sec. 26, 27, 34, 35, 36, T. 22 S., R. 31 E.; west of Long Meadow, Sequoia National Forest.

71. Cunningham Grove—Sec. 30, T. 22 S., R. 32 E.; on ridge south of Long Meadow Creek, 1 mile east of Long Meadow Grove, 1 mile east of Long Meadow; Sequoia National Forest.

72. Starvation Creek Grove—Sec. 9, 10, 15, 16, T. 23 S., R. 31 E., along Starvation Creek, 1 mile west of the Powderhorn Grove, Sequoia National Forest.

73. Powderhorn Grove—Sec. 10, 14, 15, T. 23 S., R. 31 E., 1 mile southwest of Powderhorn Meadow, Sequoia National Forest.

74. Packsaddle Grove—Sec. 12, 13, 14, 24, T. 23 S., R. 31 E.; along Packsaddle Creek, Sequoia National Forest.

75. Deer Creek Grove—Sec. 2, 3, T. 23 S., R. 31 E.; 2 miles east of Pine Flat, Sequoia National Forest.