National 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).
Visitor
Centers
Three
Rivers:
Kaweah
Heritage Visitor Center (at Lake Kaweah)
OPEN
DAILY YEAR-ROUND
Ph.
559-597-2301
Sequoia
Foothills Chamber of Commerce Visitor
Center
OPEN
DAILY YEAR-ROUND
Ph.
559-561-3300
Sequoia
National Park:
Foothills Visitor Center (Ash Mountain)
OPEN
DAILY YEAR-ROUND
Ph. 559-565-4212
Giant
Forest Museum
OPEN May 11, 2013
Ph. 559-565-4480
Lodgepole
Visitor Center
OPEN
DAILY YEAR-ROUND
Ph. 559-565-4436
Mineral King Ranger Station
OPEN Friday, May 24
Ph. 559-565-3768
Kings
Canyon National Park:
Kings Canyon Visitor Center (Grant Grove)
OPEN
DAILY YEAR-ROUND
Ph. 559-565-4307
Cedar
Grove Visitor Center
Open for 2013 from May 24-September 8
Ph. 559-565-3793
See
the Sequoia-Kings Canyon National Parks
2012
Fact Sheet
Current
National Parks Road Conditions:
Spring / Summer 2013
For information about wintertime tire-chain restrictions in Sequoia-Kings Canyon National Parks and where to rent or buy chains: http://www.nps.gov/seki/planyourvisit/upload/Tire-Chain-Handout-English-Spanish-for-web-new.jpg
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 (will close when snow-covered until snowplows clear the roadway).
Generals
Highway ROAD CONSTRUCTION:
Road construction began May 2010 on the
Generals Highway in Sequoia National Park
between Amphitheater Point and Eleven
Range. The project is nearing completion.Traffic is led through the construction zone every 30 minutes from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. No delays during non-work hours. Intermittent delays also occurring in Giant Forest from the museum to Pinewood Picnic Area. Click
here to check for the most updated
press release from the National Park Service.
NOTICE:
The
portion of the Generals Highway from Hospital
Rock to the Giant Forest Museum is not recommended for vehicles 22 feet in length and greater due to the narrow, curvy road. Campgrounds in Three
Rivers and Lemon Cove can accommodate
RVs, no matter what the size. Private
shuttle service is available from Three
Rivers to Sequoia and Kings Canyon National
Parks for a fee.
MORO
ROCK/CRESCENT MEADOW ROAD: OPEN.
MINERAL
KING ROAD: OPEN for 2013 from Friday, May 24-Monday, October 28.
KINGS
CANYON HIGHWAY to Cedar Grove: OPEN for day use (no overnight camping). OPEN for overnight use beginning Wednesday, May 22, 2013.
CRYSTAL
CAVE ROAD: OPEN for 2013 from Saturday, May 11-Sunday, December 1.
DESTINATION:
SEQUOIA AND
KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARKS
SEQUOIA:
Ash
Mountain
(elev.
1,500 ft.)
-Sequoia
entrance station
-Park
headquarters
-Foothills
Visitor Center
-Restrooms
Potwisha
(elev. 2,000
ft.)
-Campground
(42
sites)
-
Hiking trails
-
River access
Hospital
Rock
(elev.
2,700 ft.)
-Picnic
area
-Restrooms
-Indian
pictographs
Buckeye
Flat
(elev.
2,500 ft.)
-Campground
(28
sites)
-Hiking
trails
Giant
Forest
(elev.
6,500 ft.)
-Giant
Forest Museum
-Crystal
Cave
-Auto
Log
-Tunnel
Log
-Moro
Rock
-Crescent
Meadow
-Tharp’s
Log
-General
Sherman Tree
-Hiking
trails
Wolverton
(elev. 7,000
ft.)
-Hiking
trails
-Restrooms
-Winter
snowplay area
Lodgepole
(elev. 6,700
ft.)
-Campground
(214
sites)
-Visitor
center
-Restrooms
-Grocery
store / Gift shop
-Post
office
-Deli/ice
cream/snack bar
-ATM
-Showers/Laundry
-Hiking
trails
Wuksachi
(elev. 7,000
ft.)
-Lodging
-Dining
-Cocktails
-Gift
shop
-Conference
facilities
-Ski/snowshoe
rentals
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Dorst
Creek (elev.
6,700 ft.)
-Campground
(204
sites)
-Hiking
trails
Mineral
King (elev.
7,800 ft.)
-Campgrounds
(61
sites)
-Lodging
-Food
service
-Grocery
store/gift shop
-Restrooms/Showers
-Hiking
trails
-Cold
Springs Nature Trail
South
Fork (elev.
3,500 ft.)
-Campground
(10
sites)
-Hiking trails
Stony
Creek (elev.
6,600 ft.)
(between
Sequoia and Kings Canyon
parks in Giant Sequoia National
Monument; additional campgrounds
between the parks at Hume Lake and
Big Meadows.)
-Campgrounds
(67
sites)
-Lodging
-Dining
-Grocery
store
-24-hour
gas (summers only)
KINGS
CANYON:
Grant
Grove (elev.
6,600 ft.)
-Big
Stump
entrance station
-Campgrounds
(380 sites)
-Visitor
center
-Restrooms
-Lodging
-Dining
-Grocery
store
-Post
office
-Gift
shop
-ATM
-Showers
-Hiking
trails
-Riding
stables
-Winter
recreation area
-General
Grant Tree
-Panoramic
Point
Cedar
Grove (elev.
4,600 ft.)
-Campgrounds
(350
sites)
-Visitor
center
-Restrooms
-Lodging
-Grocery
store
-Dining/snack
bar
-Showers/Laundry
-Pack
station
-Hiking
trails
-Motor
Nature Trail
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PUBLIC
CAMPGROUNDS
Click
here for information about
public
and private campgrounds
in
the gateway communities outside Sequoia
Sequoia National Park:
Foothills– Potwisha (OPEN
year-round; dump station); Buckeye Flat
(OPEN spring through fall; no RVs); South
Fork (OPEN year-round; primitive).
Mineral King area of Sequoia
National Park:
Atwell
Mill; Cold Spring. Both OPEN Memorial
Day weekend or when snow on roadway melts (new Park Service policy in 2012: Road will not be plowed). Water system
after Labor Day may be shut off at anytime
due to freezing weather.
Giant Forest / Lodgepole area
of Sequoia National Park:
Lodgepole (OPEN mid-May 2012 through fall; dump station);
Dorst (OPEN summer). Both of these campgrounds
may be reserved by calling 1-800-365-2267
(spring/summer only). Winter 2012-2013 camping available at Wolverton (snow plowing is a lower priority here than on main park roads; plows may not reach vehicles and campers for one or more days after a heavy snowfall).
Kings
Canyon National Park:
Grant Grove– Azalea (OPEN year-round),
Crystal Springs (OPEN summer), and Sunset
(OPEN summer).
Cedar
Grove– Sentinel (OPEN spring through
fall), Sheep Creek, Canyon View, Moraine
(OPEN summer).
Giant
Sequoia National Monument/ Sequoia National
Forest:
(all OPEN summer only)
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).
Enjoy your stay
in Kaweah Country!
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