• Giant Sequoia Trees

    Sequoia & Kings Canyon

    National Parks California

  • Road Construction Delays in Sequoia NP through Mid-Aug. (if entering/exiting via Hwy. 198)

    Expect 20-minute to 1-hour delays on weekdays and 20-minute delays on weekends along main road through parks. Weeknight closures with one pass through the construction zone at 11:30 p.m. See link to schedule and map or call 559-565-3341 (press 1, 1, 1,). More »

  • 22-foot Vehicle Length Limit in Sequoia National Park

    Planning to see the "Big Trees" in Sequoia National Park? If you enter/exit via Hwy. 198, all vehicles must be less than 22 feet in length. Even vehicles towing trailers must be less than 22 feet in combined length. Longer vehicles must enter at Hwy. 180. More »

  • Road Conditions in the Parks

    For the latest road and weather conditions, call 559-565-3341 (press 1, 1, 1) More »

Approved Plans

Wilderness Ranger Stations
The replacement of three wilderness ranger stations: Le Conte, Rae Lakes and Crabtree, has been approved. The Rae Lakes ranger station will be the first to be replaced and work is scheduled to begin in fall 2010.

Cedar Grove Bridge Replacement
The replacement of the Cedar Grove Bridge at Cedar Grove Village in Kings Canyon National Park has been approved and the project is scheduled to begin in September 2010.

Big Stump Entrance Station
The construction of a new entrance station to replace the Big Stump Entrance Station in Kings Canyon National Park has been approved. This project will begin as soon as funding is available.

Verizon Wireless Site
The construction of a wireless communications facility at Park Ridge near Grant Grove, in Kings Canyon National Park, has been approved. The project will begin on September 1, 2010.

  • Planning Support Documents Planning Support Documents

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  • Ongoing Planning Ongoing Planning

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  • Comment on Planning Comment on Planning

    Submit your comment on a planning effort on the PEPC web site. Read More

Did You Know?

California flag with a grizzly bear on it.

Although California's state flag has a grizzly bear on it, no grizzlies live in California anymore. The last known grizzly in the state was shot in 1922 just outside what is now Kings Canyon National Park. The remaining bears are all black bears -- no matter what color they are.