• 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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Wilderness Permit Reservation Availability

For overnight wilderness trips from 5/25/13 to 9/22/13 reservation applications will be accepted by fax or mail beginning 3/1/12.

Reservation requests must be received at least 2 weeks prior to your start date. For requests within 2 weeks of your start date first come-first serve permits may be available from the permit station closest to your entry trail. Call the Wilderness Office for more information. The following information was last updated on 5/16/2013.

If a specific date is not shown, then there are more than five spaces available.








Trail



Almost Full Dates
(5 spots or fewer available)


Full Dates

Alta



6/25, 6/28, 7/13, 7/19, 8/2,
8/3, 8/4, 8/6, 8/27, 8/28, 9/12


7/31

Atwell/Hockett








Belle Canyon

(Seville, Ranger, Lost Lakes)



6/19, 6/20, 7/12, 7/19, 7/24, 7/30


5/24, 6/27, 8/18

Bubbs Creek (Rae Lakes Loop counterclockwise)



5/24, 7/3, 7/4, 7/8, 7/15, 7/20, 7/25,
8/4, 8/13, 8/18, 8/22, 9/17


8/6, 8/29

Copper Creek



7/4, 7/28, 8/8, 9/13


8/10

Eagle Lake



6/1, 8/9, 8/16



Farewell Gap








Franklin Pass



7/1, 7/19, 7/20, 7/27, 7/28


8/9

Garfield Grove







5/24, 5/25

High Sierra



6/16, 6/23, 6/29, 7/1, 7/4, 7/7, 7/17, 7/22,

7/23, 7/27, 7/28, 7/31, 8/2, 8/9, 8/11,

8/12, 8/14, 8/18, 8/22, 8/24, 8/27, 8/30,

8/31, 9/1, 9/8


5/24, 5/25, 7/20, 7/21, 7/26, 7/29,

7/30, 8/3, 8/4, 8/5, 8/6, 8/7, 8/10,

8/13, 8/16, 8/17, 8/19, 8/23, 8/25,

8/26

JO Pass



7/26, 8/10


6/19, 7/12, 8/25

Ladybug







5/24, 6/15

Lewis Creek



9/17



Middle Fork Kaweah



7/21



Mosquito/Mineral








Paradise Ridge








Redwood Canyon







5/25, 6/17, 8/18

Sawtooth Pass (Monarch & Crystal Lakes)



8/9, 8/21


6/17, 7/20, 8/7

Sugarloaf/MarvinPass



6/19, 7/11, 7/12, 7/19, 7/24, 8/18, 8/31, 9/13


7/20, 7/30, 8/3, 8/10, 8/24

Tar Gap



8/1



Timber Gap



7/4, 8/18


8/1

Twin Lakes/Silliman



5/24, 5/25, 7/28, 8/2, 8/10, 8/23, 8/27, 8/28,
9/7, 9/12


6/28, 8/5, 8/18

White Chief








Woods Creek (Rae Lakes Loop clockwise)



6/15, 6/24, 6/26, 6/27, 7/5, 7/6, 7/11, 7/19,

7/20, 7/22, 7/23, 7/25, 7/29, 7/31, 8/1, 8/3,

8/5, 8/7, 8/9, 8/10, 8/16, 8/17, 8/25, 8/31,

9/1, 9/5, 9/17


5/24, 5/25, 6/14, 6/29, 7/3,

7/4, 7/7, 7/8, 7/10, 7/12, 7/14,

7/15, 7/16, 7/21, 7/24, 7/26, 7/27,

8/2, 8/4, 8/6, 8/8,8/11, 8/12, 8/15,

8/18, 8/19, 8/24, 8/29, 8/30

Did You Know?

Before and after photos of the Giant Forest restoration.

Nearly 300 buildings, a gas station, sewage treatment plant, hotel, two markets, and over 24 acres of asphalt were removed during the Giant Forest Restoration Project in Sequoia National Park.