I usually think of the Foothills as Ash Mountain Park Headquarters.
Many visitors assume there are sequoias just inside the park gate.
Watch for a new book coming mid summer 2001 by the Sequoia Natural History Assoc. It lists the lowest naturally growing sequoia at 3,500' in South Fork. The book has new info including a change to the order of the largest sequoias and the tallest coast redwoods. I usually think of the Foothills as Ash Mountain Park Headquarters. Many visitors assume there are sequoias just inside the park gate.