Foothills Picnic Area

Foothills Picnic Area

Quick Facts

Location:

Generals Highway, across from Foothills Visitor Center

Amenities

8 listed

Animal-Safe Food Storage, Parking - Auto, Parking - Bus/RV, Picnic Table, Recycling, Trash/Litter Receptacles, Water - Drinking/Potable, Wheelchair Accessible

Foothills Picnic Area is across the highway from Foothills Visitor Center. In winter and spring, this is a comfortable place to stop on the way up into the mountains, or on the return trip. In summer, the foothills are hot and dry, and fire restrictions may be in effect.

Public restrooms, a visitor center, and other services are available across the stree from the picnic area.

The KNP Complex Fire: How it Started

On September 9, 2021, lightning started three fires in Sequoia National Park. Two of the fires burning in remote, rugged terrain and heavy fuels, presented challenges to firefighting and spread rapidly. By mid-September, they joined to form a single fire called the KNP Complex. From here you can see a steep, burned slope behind the Foothills administrative buildings where the fire burned in mixed hardwood and shrub vegetation.  You’ll notice a range of conditions, from blackened, standing-dead trees or bare ground, to areas sprouting grasses or containing live green trees.  At other locations in the app, learn more about how fire history, terrain, vegetation, and weather affect how a fire burns.