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Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Park
Campfire Regulations
Nine Lake Basin from Kaweah Gap
Nine Lake Basin in mid-June in a high snow year.           NPS Photo
 

No Kern River drainage fires above 10,400 feet
These parks are requiring that all campers in the Kern River drainage refrain from having campfires above 10,400 ft (3,170m) in elevation. This will protect more than 64% of the foxtail pine forest and its remnant down-wood resource. Read more (pdf, 151 kb) about this recommendation.

NOTE: This requirement is in addition to all existing campfire regulations in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, which are described below.

KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARK
Wood fires are permitted in Kings Canyon National Park below 10,000 feet elevation except in Granite Basin and Redwood Canyon.

SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK - KAWEAH RIVER DRAINAGE
Fires are permitted in the Kaweah River Drainage of Sequoia National Park below 9000 feet elevation except at Hamilton Lakes, Pinto Lake, and Mineral King Valley.

SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK - KERN RIVER DRAINAGE
Fires are permitted in the Kern River Drainage of Sequoia National Park below 10,400 ft (3,170m) elevation with the following exceptions:

  • Lower Crabtree Meadow within 1/4 mile of the food storage locker.
  • Nine Lake Basin and upper Big Arroyo above 10,000 feet elevation.  

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The road to Cedar Grove is closed from November to April because of rockfall, not snow. Erosion can bring rocks tumbling at any time of year, but the threat is greatest in winter. This is when the freeze-thaw action in the rocks tend to start rockslides.
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Last Updated: May 29, 2011 at 23:28 MST