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Crescent Meadow Road
Height: 258.00+ ft (78.64+ m) Elevation: 6,505 ft (1,983 m) GPS Latitude: 36.55320
Volume: 27,734 ft3 (785 m3) Creek: Sequoia Creek GPS Longitude: -118.76890
Width: 23.50 ft (7.16 m) Grove: Giant Forest Discovery Date:
Age: Park: Sequoia NP Discovered By:

Notes: Crescent Meadow Road Tree, also known as Moro Road Tree, is the 27th largest tree in Giant Forest.

Drive: Crescent Meadow Road is 218 mi (351 km) southeast of San Francisco near Fresno.

Northbound: From U.S. Interstate 5 North, transfer to California State Route 99 North toward Bakersfield. Drive north 97 mi (156 km) on California State Route 99 and transfer to California State Route 198 East toward Visalia. Drive east 57 mi (92 km) on California State Route 198 (Generals Highway), past Four Guardsmen, and turn right onto Crescent Meadow Road.

Southbound: From U.S. Interstate 5 South in Sacramento, transfer to U.S. Highway 50 East toward South Lake Tahoe. Drive east 1.7 mi (2.7 km) on U.S. Highway 50 and transfer to California State Highway 99 South. Near Fresno, transfer to California State Route 180 East. Drive east 56 mi (90 km) on California State Route 180, and turn right onto California State Route 198 West. Drive south 29 mi (47 km) on California State Route 198 (Generals Highway) and turn left onto Crescent Meadow Road.

Drive south 0.9 mi (1.4 km) on Crescent Meadow Road, past Booker T. Washington and Auto Log, to the parking spot, near 36.55327 -118.76906, on the left/east side of the road.

Road Warning: Crescent Meadow Road is open from late May to early November depending on snow levels. During summer (late May to early September) Sequoia Shuttle bus operations, Crescent Meadow Road is closed to private vehicles on weekends and holidays from 9:00 AM through late afternoon. When Crescent Meadow Road is closed, park in the lot near Giant Forest Museum and walk Crescent Meadow Road to Crescent Meadow Road Tree or take the free Sequoia Shuttle (Gray Route 2) from Giant Forest Museum to the Moro Rock parking lot and hike from there to Crescent Meadow Road Tree.

Hike: From the parking spot, hike southeast 50 ft (15 m) to Crescent Meadow Road Tree.

Rating: Easy One-Way Distance: 50 ft (15 m) Ascent: 3 ft (1 m)
Time: 10 sec Off-Trail: 50 ft (15 m) Descent: 0 ft (0 m)
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