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Giant Sequoia (Sequoiadendron) trees in the Giant Forest

Giant Forest is a region of Sequoia National Park, famed for its Giant Sequoia trees. It reputably contains five out of the 10 largest trees in the world, in terms of wood volume, including General Sherman, the largest tree in the world. The Giant Forest is connected by the park's Generals Highway to Kings Canyon National Park's Grant Grove, home to the General Grant tree among other sequoias.

Once the home of nearly 300 buildings, the region is now has four, with no commercial activity.

Crescent Meadow in Giant Forest, called by John Muir the "Gem of the Sierras"

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 [[Image:GiantForest.JPG|thumb|left|270px|Giant Sequoia ([[Sequoiadendron]]) trees in the Giant Forest]]
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 ==External links==
-*[http://www.nps.gov/archive/seki/lpvc.htm map of the area]]
+*[http://www.nps.gov/archive/seki/lpvc.htm Map of the area]
 *[http://www.nps.gov/archive/seki/snrm/gf/gf_index.htm An NPS site on its history]
 *[http://www.nps.gov/archive/seki/snrm/gf/faq/faq.htm The NPS on its restoration]