Very scenic but dangerous drive along the Generals Highway at Sequoia Kings Canyon National Park

[@Mike-01234]

Went here with my parents in our 1972 ford F-100 single cab pickup truck standard transmission only had heat no AC. That truck had zero electronics it was all mechanical. My father bought it in 74 we took that camper everywhere kids road in the back of the camper. I remember this road riding in the cab over looking over the hood of the truck it would sway over feel like it was going to tip over the side. Those days did stuff like that relied on your brains not airbags and seat belts. Kids slept in tents parents in the camper. Pop kept it in 3rd gear it only had 3 speeds 1st gear was granny gear in that pickup. He drove it for 20 years work and back until he bought a car I got the truck in high school when I turned 16. I drove it until I was 27 years old had it repainted sold it to a guy who took it to Canada.

[@bongbongtravels6108]

Thanks for sharing your wonderful memory.

[@cathyadams6882]

My husband and I just drove this up and down every day for the past 3 days, on vacation from Pennsylvania. The 1st time was terrifying but take it slow and take Dramamine, you'll be ok. Much worse was the drive down into Kings Canyon!!

[@traincoville2021]

Very helpful video! I can’t do this going downhill! I still have PTSD from burning out my breaks going thru the Big Horn Mts going to Yellowstone NP going downhill on any Mountainous road!

[@aiyasartrefuge1395]

we did the same on the sequoia roads and crashed :/ i still can’t drive in that mountains

[@Memo-sd3du]

@@aiyasartrefuge1395 damn that sounds scary, I always use low gears on mountain roads for that reason.

[@cindywestlake6278]

​@@Memo-sd3du me too!! And I have driven many roads like this and worse in Colorado

[@SherekaBrowne]

Let me tell you.😱. This drive will make your stomach turn. I am afraid of heights to a point, but can tolerate it. I am from Jamaica and have driven there and we have some high roads in the mountains. I wish I heeded your warning. I thought you were overreacting. 🤦🏾‍♀️We took the 180. I felt sick, my hands were clamy, I had a headache all in one. There are no rails, the road is steep and windy and narrow. You are on here for like 26 miles. My hands are sweating just talking about it.😂🤦🏾‍♀️. Then when you get into the park to go to certain areas, it starts again. Was trying to get to General Sherman tree, I could not do it. We turned back. I did not even venture to the opposite side. I just had it. People, not everyone can take this. There are areas to turn back on the way up put far and in between. Now, it is awe inspiring to say the least. So beautiful, but you cannot have one inch of fear in heights to get here. And you have to drive slow and careful! I see your drive is showing some form of a barrier on the side, where I drive had nothing. That made it even worst! Be warned!

[@bongbongtravels6108]

So sorry but hopefully you still enjoy.

[@SherekaBrowne]

@@bongbongtravels6108 I actually did, once I got to the top.

[@julioibarra7156]

No texting allowed. Just sheer concentration

[@thepenguinofficial]

I have to go here tomorrow. Any tips for carsickness? I normally take dramamine and look out the window

[@jaesiraki84]

That’s pretty gnarly. I’m from Los Angeles. Haven’t driven up there yet. I drive the windy canyons down here, that’s a whole other level up there. I’m dizzy just looking at it.

[@wavemasterx85]

This is the drive down .But on the other entrance going up to sequoia it was wild..I drove up here couple weeks back it was kinda scary thinking about the what ifs with the cliff on the side of u..But Main thing is to just take your time ....Dont let any car behind you rush u ..pull over to let them pass when passing lanes come up . That's about it ..Drive slower than usual and take your time

[@rexelliz]

Driving to Emerald Bay from Highway 50 to 89 is a lot scarier... Narrow, switchbacks, no guardrails on both sides and 600m drop off 😭

[@bongbongtravels6108]

Thanks for watching.

[@LaraSierra28]

Spot on. I've done Ash Mountain a thousand times but after one trip up the 50-89 route from south shore to west shore I swore I'd never do it again.

[@ValleyoftheRogue]

I have been on the Emerald Bay drive...it is very scary in spots, but it doesn't compare to the Kings Canyon Scenic Byway, the scariest road I have ever been on in my entire life. I was in a tour group with a top notch driver, and the drive was great as a result. This road we didn't travel on, and it is just as well. It appears to not be as terrifying as the Kings Canyon drive, however, but bad enough.

[@chaoshan7399]

Thank you very much for this helpful video.! I decide not to go to Sequoia NP. I hate such downhill roads like this.

[@bongbongtravels6108]

thanks for watching.

[@roulab8657]

No need to take this route, Hwy 180 out of Fresno is a lot easier

[@ninerjp]

@@roulab8657I thought at a certain point generals hwy was the only way?

[@SherekaBrowne]

But there is only one way into the park at this time. You must take Generals’s Highway. 😱

[@dwil8621]

Just did this drive today. Not for the faint of heart. I had three panic attacks and half a stroke lol

[@JoseGarcia-vx3qv]

Really ??

[@JoseGarcia-vx3qv]

Or joking ?

[@dwil8621]

@@JoseGarcia-vx3qv somewhere in between. They were performing controlled burns also which didn't help matters. Nerves were getting the better of me but if gone too far to turn back. Glad I didn't. The ride down was much better

[@LaraSierra28]

It isn't dangerous if you drive slowly, as the Army Corps of Engineers intended so you could appreciate the vistas. Also, switching to a lower gear really saves your brakes. A friend once claimed he made it from Giant Forest to Three Rivers using his brakes only seven times.

[@bongbongtravels6108]

Definitely lower gear .

[@SherekaBrowne]

That does not help. Even if I walked it would still be scary.🤦🏾‍♀️

[@RP_SVN9]

​@@bongbongtravels6108how does one make an auto transmission stay in a low gear? (I'm travelling from the UK and I couldn't find any rental cars with a manual transmission)

[@blahblahblah3360]

Seen one of the tour buses brakes give out and crashed into some cars at the turnout. Smelled the radiator fluid all the way down. Scary drive indeed.

[@skl4181]

If you are going in the opposite direction, do you cross over a bridge? I think it goes over Lake McClure?

[@bongbongtravels6108]

I'm not too familiar.

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[@cindywestlake6278]

Im a scaredy cat, and i didn't find it that bad. Colorado mountain roads are worse, sheer cliff next to your wheels

[@buckybarnes5009]

Is it worse than the drive up Big Bear from the 330 to the 18 freeway? I really want to go to Sequoia and Yosemite but I can barely handle Big Bear’s drive up.. 😭

[@buckybarnes5009]

And if anybody knows about Lake Tahoe’s drive up as well, pls let me know 🙏🏼

[@IsraelWeaver-g5y]

it's really not worse than bigbear. The emerald bay drive is scarier but it's also really not that bad. @@buckybarnes5009

[@derekpolasek4417]

@@buckybarnes5009It is not as bad as the drive to Big Bear from the 330. Although it can be scary. Tahoe though is super easy, it’s a main highway almost freeway like.

[@derekpolasek4417]

Yosemite I find even less “sketchy” than Sequoia because you have tree cover most of the way, but I think most people find Yosemite worse. I guess it depends on what you dislike. Most people don’t like mountain twisty roads. I live near the mountains so that doesn’t bother me. What tends to bother me a bit is shear drop offs, which I feel like Sequoia has more off than Yosemite, but I’ve only entered Yosemite from Oakhurst. Hope that helps!