• Giant Sequoia Trees

    Sequoia & Kings Canyon

    National Parks California

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  • Changes to Some Opening/Closing Dates for Services and Facilities – Check Back for Updates

    Some of the opening/closing dates for facilities and visitor services in the parks have changed due to weather and/or other circumstances. See link for details and match to locations on the park map (under "Park Tools," bottom left, this page). More »

  • Road Conditions (Entire Park) and Road Construction Delays (if Entering/Exiting Hwy. 198)

    Expect 20-minute to 1-hour construction delays on main road through parks (Generals Hwy) until Memorial Day weekend (7 a.m.-6 p.m.). See link for schedule. Call for 24-hour road conditions info: 559-565-3341 (press 1, 1, 1). More »

  • Vehicle Length Limits Have Changed in Sequoia NP (if Entering/Exiting Hwy 198)

    Planning to see the "Big Trees" in Sequoia National Park? If you enter/exit via Hwy. 198, please pay close attention to new vehicle length advisories for your safety and the safety of others. More »

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Other Sierra Nevada Permit Issue Stations

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 Office
351 Pacu Lane Suite 200
Bishop, CA 93514
Wilderness Permit 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

Did You Know?

Toppled sequoia tree.

Sequoias get so large because they grow fast over a long lifetime. They live so long because they are resistant to many insects and diseases, and because they can survive most fires. Sequoias do have a weakness — a shallow root system. The main cause of death among mature sequoias is toppling.