Converse Basin Grove


Converse Basin Grove is a grove of giant sequoia trees located in the Giant Sequoia National Monument in the Sierra Nevada, in Fresno County, California. The grove is situated 5 miles north of General Grant Grove, just outside Kings Canyon National Park in the national monument managed by the Sequoia National Forest. The grove is about with sequoias concentrated in the basin formed by Converse Creek.

History

Converse Basin was once the second largest giant sequoia grove in the world before being logged of most of its giant sequoias between 1892 and 1918. Some 60-100 large specimens survive out of some 6,000.
The grove was named after Charles Porter Converse, who settled the basin prior to its logging.
Converse Basin Grove and the areas surrounding it were heavily impacted by the Rough Fire in 2015. No trees of exceptional size or historical significance were harmed.

Noteworthy trees

Some of the trees found in the grove that are worthy of special note are: