Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Park - Other Sierra Nevada Permit Issue Stations (U.S. National Park Service)

Throughout the Sierra Nevada, wilderness permits are issued based on your entry trailhead (see the exception for the Jennie Lakes Wilderness Area further down this page). That permit is then valid for all travel within that particular trip. We work cooperatively with several neighboring national forests that issue permits valid for travel into the Sequoia & Kings Canyon (SEKI) Wilderness.

In broad terms, the Inyo National Forest issues permits from the east, the Sequoia National Forest issues permits from the south, and the Sierra National Forest issues permits from the north and northwest.

Issue Station

Inyo National Forest

Common Trails into SEKI

Piute Pass, Bishop Pass, Taboose Pass, Sawmill Pass, Baxter Pass, Kearsarge Pass, Shepherd Pass, Main Mount Whitney, Trail Crest, Cottonwood Lakes, Cottonwood Pass

Contacts

Inyo Wilderness Permit Reservation Office
351 Pacu Lane Suite 200
Bishop, CA 93514
Wilderness Permit Reservation Line (760) 873-2483
(760) 873-2484 Fax
(760) 873-2485 Wilderness Information
(760) 873-2408 Recorded General Recreation Information

www.fs.fed.us/r5/inyo/recreation/wild/index.shtml

Issue Station

Sierra National Forest

Common Trails into SEKI

Crown/Rancheria, Courtright, Florence

Contacts

For the area south of the San Joaquin River:
High Sierra Ranger District
Post Office Box 559
Prather, CA 93651
(559) 855-5360

For the area north of the San Joaquin River:
Bass Lake Ranger District
57003 Road 225
North Fork, CA 93643
(559)-877-2218

www.fs.fed.us/r5/sierra/recreation/wilderness

Issue Station	Sequoia National Forest
Common Trails into SEKI	Forks of the Kern, Jerky, Fish Creek, Clicks, Summit, Long Canyon, Rowell Meadow, Marvin Pass, Fox Meadow, Big Meadows
Special Note for Jennie Lakes Wilderness	If you plan to access Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks through the Jennie Lakes Wilderness (from trailheads off the Big Meadows Road, such as Big Meadows, Rowell Meadow, Fox Meadow, and Marvin Pass), you are subject to a daily entry quota and must obtain a wilderness permit from the Kings Canyon Visitor Center in Grant Grove. The quota you must fit within is based on where you spend your first night in the national parks. The quota for the Belle Canyon trail includes destinations such as Seville Lake, Lost Lake, and Ranger Lake. The quota for the *Sugarloaf* trail includes destinations such as Comanche Meadow, Sugarloaf Valley, and the Roaring River area. The quota for the *JO Pass* trail includes destinations such as Twin Lakes, Clover Creek and Cahoon Gap.
Contacts	Sequoia National Forest 1839 South Newcomb Street Porterville, CA 93257 559-784-1500 Hume Lake Ranger District (for Big Meadows and Jennie Lakes areas) 35860 E Kings Canyon Rd Dunlap, CA 93621 559-338-2251 www.fs.fed.us/r5/sequoia/recreation