am i allowed to climb any Sequoya trees?

You need to get in touch with national parks authorities. I haven't posited the question directly to the folks at Sequoia/Kings Canyon, but I strongly suspect the answer (within park boundaries) will be a firm no.

Please respect their rules. They are doing their best to balance many different and often competing needs. Tree climbers who don't obey the rules give all of us a bad name and increase the chances of future harsh rules on climbing.

Hope you have an awesome trip though!
 
Best climbing in Sequoia/King's Canyon is the rock above treeline at 10,000 feet. I'm betting it will be hard to get permission to climb trees in a NP.
There are a LOT of redwoods out there that are on public land that aren't in national parks though.
 
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Best climbing in Sequoia/King's Canyon is the rock above treeline at 10,000 feet. I'm betting it will be hard to get permission to climb trees in a NP.
There are a LOT of redwoods out there that are on public land that aren't in national parks though.

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National Parks are strict no tree climbing zones, park service rangers are highly sensitive on the subject, arrest is a strong possibility depending on how things play out. Best strategy is to go anywhere but a national park.
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Have fun on your trip out to California, defiantly a great place for a tree climber to visit. I'm actually heading out your way, to Maui august 2nd for my Honey moon. We sighed up to do the ski line eco zip. Have you ever tried their zips?
 
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There are a LOT of redwoods out there that are on public land that aren't in national parks though.

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And how many would be interested in a free deadwooding :-D
 
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National Parks are strict no tree climbing zones, park service rangers are highly sensitive on the subject, arrest is a strong possibility depending on how things play out. Best strategy is to go anywhere but a national park.
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I have a letter somewhere from the superintendant of seq/kings canyon park that said I CAN climb in the national park, but I had to stay 200' away from established paths and that I can't climb any sequoia trees.

Not quite what I was looking for, but it's a start.

I can tell you this: Like many others here have stated, don't try to climb a sequoia (or redwood) in a national park. The rangers are on the look out and they know what tree climbers look like. They can spot a big shot from a half a mile!

The national forest, on the other hand...that's a whole nother story. The restrictions on the National Forests are much looser and there are fewer rangers per square mile.

Either way, one challenge you will encounter is this: You shouldn't climb next to a trail. It's just dangerous for passersby (or should I say "passersbelow"?). The trails, however, have been routed to highlite the best trees. So if you stand on a ridge, pick out a few great trees, there is a pretty good chance that there is a trail that leads right too them.

If you're going to do it, get off the beaten path and be quiet.

Good luck, be safe, and don't F it up for everyone else.

love
nick
 
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I have a letter somewhere from the superintendant of seq/kings canyon park that said I CAN climb in the national park, but I had to stay 200' away from established paths and that I can't climb any sequoia trees.

Not quite what I was looking for, but it's a start.

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Good info Nick, awesome that you were able to get that letter. Bear in mind that second growth in these areas (inside and outside of protected sequoia groves) is awesome. Plus 200' Sugar Pine and Ponderosa are not too shabby.
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I can tell you this: Like many others here have stated, don't try to climb a sequoia (or redwood) in a national park. The rangers are on the look out and they know what tree climbers look like. They can spot a big shot from a half a mile!
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Likewise in the state parks, and like a Texan on a porkchop.

Last autumn, we had just exited the coast redwood forest with packs and tripods in a bag, after measuring. The ranger spotted us loading the truck from about 1/2 a mile away and stopped to see what we were up to. And we were just measuring from the ground with laser rangefinders. That was sort of a good experience, because it allowed us to see that the rangers are keeping a close watch on things.


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Back in the 70s and 80s there were no laws per say written that said you couldn't climb a tree. So the rangers used the old stand by card of "disturbing natural features" to cite us with in those days.

Even today they use that same law. It covers everything from being off trail to tree climbing. All a ranger has to think is you are disturbing something and you got yourself a nice fat citation.
 
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well i dont wanna break any laws. have there actually been people caught for climbing there??? 0_0

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Yes.

Joshuastrees ... websurf to:

A Tree Story

Look for "A Tree Story". Good reading along side a cool beverage.
 
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