A small market sells basic supplies and a ranger station dispenses maps, hiking permits and campfire entertainment. Enter Kings Canyon from State Route 180, northeast of Fresno. The most popular activity is overnight portaging from one lake to the next, on routes pioneered by fur traders in the 18th century. Outfitters in the area rent canoes and supplies. But the park also offers a wealth of day activities at the visitor centers at International Falls, Rainy Lake and Kabetogama Lake, where guided canoe and boat trips, hikes, historic tours and nature walks introduce visitors to the region's unique ecology.
Camping is available.
Framed by blue skies and white clouds, the semi-desert landscape is a photographic fantasy in reds, ochres, tans and ivory. You can see the formations, many of them named, from the road and from hiking trails, but you need to drive some distance into the park. Public and private campgrounds are located in the park and nearby. Arches is five miles from Moab in southeast Utah, where you can rent bicycles for on and off-road adventure. St. Petersburg Times.