Past the waterfall, the trail turns west and downhill toward the bottom of.

Fallen Monarch is a giant sequoia tree. But to truly understand how immense these trees really are, try climbing on, in and all around it! Historical significance. The tree was used as living quarters for the Gamlin brothers, the first European descendants to live in what is now known as Grant Grove. One of the interesting attractions to see in the Grant Grove of Kings Canyon National Park is the Fallen Monarch.

This is a fallen giant sequoia with a large hollowed out space that has been used over the centuries by Native Americans and early pioneers as a shelter, hotel and even a saloon during the late 19th century. You'll find the Fallen Monarch along the walking trail that makes way tree cutting t-shirts the Grant Grove/5(11).

Park: Kings Canyon NP. Discovered By: Israel Gamlin. Thomas Gamlin. Notes: Fallen Monarch, also known as Dead Monarch, is a giant redwood log which was. Here to visit the Grant Tree, we follow a paved loop trail which also led us to the Gamlin Cabin and this Fallen Monarch. According to Judy Volker," Nobody knows when this giant fell, but ever since, it served a multitude of purposes.

Native Americans used it as shelter, and from toit even served as a hotel and saloon. They lived in the Fallen Monarch for two years, from to while they were working on their cabin. Then, they lived in this cabin from tograzing cattle in the mountains. This was the first permanent settlement in Kings Canyon.

Even if you do not hike the full loop, you could walk a short distance to North Grant View for a look down over the cabin toward the General Grant Tree.

Since it was first built, the cabin has been moved and reconstructed three times. Jun 24, After just a tenth of a mile, you will reach the upturned roots of the Fallen Monarch.

The tree was hallowed by wildfires so that when it fell, it became a tunnel that you can walk through. Turn right and hike down through the Fallen Monarch.

In the past, this tree was used as a temporary housing for a pair of loggers, the Gamlin brothers/5(12).