Packsaddle Grove

Packsaddle Grove is a medium-sized sequoia grove on Giant [Sequoia National Monument] located in the South Creek of the Kern River watershed. It is a fairly wet grove as it straddles Packsaddle Creek and its tributaries.
This compact grove offers a rare look at a truly old growth forest where California condors have lived, and may once again do.
The main access to this grove is via dirt roads and cross-country hiking. The terrain is steep, so it's a difficult hike. You can only visit this grove in the summer when the roads are open. The main option for seeing the grove itself is to hike cross-country through it.
This grove was heavily impacted by the Windy Fire in 2021, with over a third of the grove burning at high severity.

Noteworthy trees

Packsaddle Giant, which was killed in the Windy Fire. It had a volume of approx. and the fourth-largest ground perimeter of any sequoia at, making it the largest giant sequoia south of Stagg.
Candelabra Tree, with a volume of, It has many large limbs that lead to a great crown of foliage.
Ghost Tree, a once much larger tree with a heavily broken top, but growing a new top shoot. This tree has a volume of. It was heavily damaged in the Windy Fire.