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News and Information
for residents and visitors
of KAWEAH COUNTRY —
Three Rivers,
Sequoia and Kings Canyon
National Parks,
Lemon Cove and Woodlake
Kaweah Kam
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For REGIONAL
ROAD and WEATHER
CONDITIONS:

Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks—
Call (559) 565-3341 or visit: www.nps.gov/seki

Yosemite National Park—
Call (209) 372-0200 or visit:  www.nps.gov/yose

Giant Sequoia National Monument/
Sequoia National Forest—
Call (559) 784-1500 or visit: www.fs.fed.us/r5/sequoia

California highways
(CalTrans)—
Call (800) 427-ROAD or visit: www.caltrans.ca.gov/hq/roadinfo

There are NO GAS STATIONS
in SEQUOIA and KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARKS
24-hour gas stations are located in Three Rivers and Lemon Cove.
Gas is also available between the parks
(in Giant Sequoia National Monument)
at Stony Creek (summer only), Hume Lake, and Kings Canyon Lodge.


DRIVING, CAMPING and TOURING
in SEQUOIA and

KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARKS

—FALL/WINTER 2007/08—

GENERALS HIGHWAY from Sequoia National Park entrance in Three Rivers to Wuksachi Lodge is OPEN YEAR-ROUND.

 

GENERALS HIGHWAY (“between the parks,” from Wuksachi Village in Sequoia to Hwy. 180 junction in Kings Canyon): OPEN.... but this section of road is subject to closure in the winter without notice for plowing during and after snowstorms (call (559) 565-3341 for current update). Priority for plowing is Amphitheater Point to Wuksachi Village on the Sequoia side and the Grant Village area on the Kings Canyon side. After a storm and when these roads are clear, plowing begins on the “between the parks” segment. Depending on snow depth, closures may be brief or lengthy.

 


EnlargeMineral King Road and Farewell Gap, Sequoia National Park

MORO ROCK/CRESCENT MEADOW ROAD:

CLOSED till Spring 2008 (road rehabilitation currently ongoing).

 

MINERAL KING ROAD: CLOSED 10 miles up from Highway 198 till Memorial Day weekend 2008.

 

KINGS CANYON HIGHWAY to Cedar Grove: CLOSED at Yucca Flat till April 2008.

 

CRYSTAL CAVE ROAD: CLOSED till Spring 2008.

 

PUBLIC CAMPGROUND INFORMATION

Click on Visitor Information for campground elevation,
number of sites, and nearby attractions.

Use BACK to return HERE.

 

SEQUOIA

Foothills– Potwisha (OPEN year-round; dump station); Buckeye Flat (OPEN); South Fork (OPEN year-round; primitive).

 

Mineral King– Atwell Mill (CLOSED); Cold Spring (CLOSED). Both will open Memorial Day weekend 2008.

 

Giant Forest / Lodgepole– Lodgepole (OPEN year-round; dump station); Dorst (OPEN summer). Both of these campgrounds may be reserved by calling 1-800-365-2267 (spring/summer only).

KINGS CANYON

Grant Grove– Azalea (OPEN year-round), Crystal Springs (OPEN summer), and Sunset (OPEN summer).

 

Cedar Grove– Sentinel, Sheep Creek, Canyon View, Moraine (CLOSED).

 

GIANT SEQUOIA NATIONAL MONUMENT / sequoia national forest


(closed when snow covered)

Hume Lake– Princess (5,900 ft.; 88 sites), Hume Lake (5,200 ft.; 74 sites), Tenmile (5,800 ft.; 13 sites), Landslide (5,800 ft.; 9 sites), Convict Flat (4,000 ft.; 7 sites).

 

Stony Creek– Stony Creek (6,400 ft.; 49 sites), Upper Stony Creek (6,400 ft.; 18 sites).

 

Big Meadows– Big Meadows (7,600 ft.; 30 sites), Buck Rock (7,500 ft.; 5 or more), Horse Camp (7,500 ft.; 5 or more).

 

VISITOR CENTERS:

FALL WINTER 2007/08

SEQUOIA:

Foothills Visitor Center (Ash Mountain)–

OPEN DAILY YEAR-ROUND
Ph. 559-565-3155

Giant Forest Museum–

OPEN DAILY YEAR-ROUND

9 am - 4:30 pm
Ph. 559-565-4480

Lodgepole Visitor Center–

OPEN summer

9 am - 4:30 pm
Ph. 559-565-4436

Mineral King Ranger Station–

OPEN summer
Ph. 559-565-3768

KINGS CANYON:

Kings Canyon Visitor Center (Grant Grove)–

OPEN DAILY YEAR-ROUND
Ph. 559-565-4307

Cedar Grove Visitor Center–

OPEN summer
Ph. 559-565-3793

 

PARK ENTRANCE FEES

$20 per vehicle
($10 per person on foot, bicycle, motorcycle, or bus.)
Pass good for seven days in Sequoia, Kings Canyon,
and the “between the parks” portion

of Giant Sequoia National Monument.
    Also available: Annual Sequoia-Kings Canyon pass ($30), National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Annual Pass ($80), National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Senior Pass ($10), National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Access Pass for those with permanent disabilities (Free), National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Volunteer Pass (Free).

 

 
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