My wife had spotted a picture of a stump with a ladder and hoped to see it. It is actually the "Mark Twain Stump" and it is easily accessed from the pullout just past the entry station near Grant Grove. Most other spots in the park don't invite you to get so 'up close and personal' with the trees, so... More

stumps of huge Sequoias cut 100 years ago; now part of Sequoia National Park - to stop the logging of the giants. The wood is not valuable like Redwood is - it shatters. Pretty place, young sequoias growing nicely.

Watching people pull up, get out of their cars, use the washroom and then take a photo of the smallish (they think its big) stump by the bathrooms almost makes you weep. If you have driven all that way take 30 minutes and take the trail to the Mark Twain stump. Its a great walk and the site of all... More

We hiked the Big Stump Trail near the Grant Grove entrance station to see the impact of deforestation at Sequoia. Our daughter was working on her Girl Scout Cadette Trees badge, which called for understanding more about deforestation and logging. What better place to see the impact? We easily completed the trail in an hour. We got the one page... More

Probably not the most popular of trails as was the case the morning we did this hike. Who wants to see a 'bunch of stumps' right? My good rating is not for the awe-inspiring width of these felled giants but for the educational hike itself. This is a close look at what necessity, survival, greed and ignorance can do to... More

This is a beautiful area to drive to. The Hugh stumps that are left after the trees were logged look to be a memorial to there lives. It looks like gravestone in a beautiful meadow. I was hurt by the loss of such beautiful giants.

these stumps are massive examples of mans poor judgement. the area is beautiful its just a shame they were cut down in the first place. its an easy hike through the area, the only things missing were the snow and the crowds, winning!