Your birth year
2006
Sequoia National Park
1890California
Sequoia National Park is 116 years older than you
It's from 1890, before you were born.
- Established
- 1890
- Known for
- Giant sequoias
- Region
- Sierra Nevada
About
As of 2026, it's 136 years old.
Sequoia National Park was created in 1890 to protect some of the largest living trees on Earth from logging.
The park made age visible at a scale humans can feel: individual sequoias can predate empires, technologies, and entire modern countries.
Sequoia National Park through the years
1890
1890
Established as a national park
The park protected giant sequoia groves from timber pressure.
1926
1926
Giant Forest Museum opened
The park began interpreting sequoia ecology for visitors.
You were born — 2006
