A trek to Mist Falls, one of the park's largest waterfalls, takes four to five hours for an 8-mile round trip. You can go farther to Paradise Valley. For more rugged individuals, the huge backcountry wilderness totals 863,700 acres between the two parks. The relatively undeveloped areas have their delights but also hazards. These include black bears which will seek food but are not usually dangerous unless they are with their young.
Cougars are very rare, but can be present.
Back at Cedar Grove, the scenery changes back to green, with trees and tumbling waterfalls. The Cedar Grove Village has a visitor center, a small motel, campgrounds, a cafe, horseback riding, showers and laundry, and a gift shop and market. Kings Canyon will display its spectacular scenery and share its secrets to those who visit the Cedar Grove area. If you go. We made a weekend visit to the park, staying in Fresno on Friday night and in Three Rivers on Saturday night, then driving on Highway 198 to Highway 99 and home on Sunday.