• Giant Sequoia Trees

    Sequoia & Kings Canyon

    National Parks California

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    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)

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What's In Mineral King

During the summer, facilities and services are available. The Mineral King Road closes November 1 and reopens for Memorial Day weekend, weather permitting. The road is steep, narrow, and difficult--no RVs or trailers, please.

Information

Mineral King Ranger Station: On Mineral King Road, 24 miles east of Hwy. 198. Maps, local wilderness permits, first aid, bear canisters. Open in summer, call for hours of operation. When closed wilderness permits are available on the porch of the station. 1-559-565-3768.

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Camping
You are in black bear country. Food storage is required. Tables, food-storage boxes, pit toilets, and drinking water. No reservations, RV's, or trailers. 6 people and 1 vehicle per site. After the water is shut off in mid-October to prevent freezing pipes, there are no fees charged.

Cold Springs: West of ranger station 1/4 mile. 40 sites. $12/night. No trailers or RVs.

Atwell Mill: On Mineral King Road, 6 miles west of ranger station. 21 sites. $12/night. No trailers or RVs.

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Picnic areas

Mineral King: Tables across road from ranger station. Drinking water in front of station.

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Other facilities

Silver City Mountain Resort (private): On Mineral King Road, 3 miles west of ranger station. Chalets and rustic cabins, limited supplies, showers, no ice or gasoline, restaurant. 559-561-3223 (off-season: 805-528-2730).

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Monarch Lakes Trail winds along the side of Mineral Peak
The Monarch Lakes Trail offers dramatic views of Empire Mountain and Monarch Creek as it plummets down to the East Fork of the Kaweah River in Mineral King Valley.          NPS Photo

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.