Packsaddle Grove

Packsaddle Grove is a medium sized sequoia grove on Giant Sequoia National Monument located in the South Creek of the Kern River watershed. It is a fairly wet grove because it straddles Packsaddle Creek and its tributaries. This compact grove offers a rare look at a truly old growth forest where California condors have lived, and may once again do. The main access to this grove is via dirt roads and cross-country hiking. The terrain is steep, so it's a difficult hike. You can only visit this grove in the summer when the roads are open. The main option for seeing this grove is to hike cross-country through it.

Noteworthy trees

• Packsaddle Giant, with a volume of approx. 32,156 cubic feet (910.6 m³) and the fourth-largest ground perimeter of any sequoia at 107 feet (33 m).
• Candelabra Tree, with a volume of 26,341 cubic feet (745.9 m³), It has many large limbs that lead to a great crown of foliage.
• Ghost Tree (sometimes referred to as General Lee Tree, of which however exist several in different groves), a once much larger tree with a heavily broken top, but growing a new top shoot (leader). This tree has a volume of 25,047 cubic feet (709.3 m³).

References

http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/sequoia/recreation/giant_sequoia_groves.html#packsaddle