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As 2021 comes to a close, The Wanderer Hiking Blog celebrates a year of existence! Technically, our 1 year anniversary came at the end of November, but close enough... With the end of the year closing in fast, it's time again to share with you my top 5 trails of 2021. This year we went to four national parks! We also ventured to quite a few more trails in the Los Angeles area. So it was definitely hard to pick, but here they are: 5. Echo Mountain via Sam Merrill Trail Maybe i

Trailhead: Lodgepole Campgrounds, Sequoia National Park, CA 93262 Parking: Free parking spaces on Lodgepole Road. Sequoia National Park does have a $35 entrance fee. More about the park fees HERE. Distance: 4.0 miles out & back Tokopah Falls is a magnificent waterfall in the Sequoia National Park that is actually pretty easy to get to. The trail is well marked and family friendly. The trail starts at the Lodgepole campground upper loop, which is just east of the Lodgepole Vis

Trailhead: Mist Falls Trailhead, CA-180, Cedar Grove, CA 93633 Parking: Free parking spaces at Road's End. Kings Canyon National Park does have a $35 entrance fee. More about the park fees HERE. Distance: 8.4 miles out & back. King's Canyon is the sister park to Sequoia National Park and is well worth the extra drive to get to it. To get to the Mist Falls trailhead, you'll need to enter on the western side of the park and drive the scenic byway, Rt 180, to the other end. It's

Trailhead: Lakes Trailhead, 62260 Wolverton Rd, California 93262 Parking: Free parking spaces at Wolverton Picnic Area. Sequoia National Park does have a $35 entrance fee. More about the park fees HERE. Distance: 8.2 miles out & back. Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks are spectacular natural wonders and I was lucky enough to visit the two parks recently on a week-long vacation. We visited a number of hiking trails and points of interest within the parks, but I have to s