Into The Wild: California’s National Parks Brace for Record Year

A picture taken March 9, 2014 shows Giant Sequoia trees at the Giant Forest at Sequoia National Park in California. Five of the ten most massive trees on the planet are located within the Giant Forest. Mladen Antonov/AFP via Getty Images

Crowds of post-pandemic travelers are flocking to California’s national parks in record numbers.

Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, sitting on 865,964 acres of Giant Sequoia forest, is reportedly on track to break records in both visitation and search and rescues.