![]() Current ConditionsCheck this page for current information about what's currently open in the parks. ![]() Wilderness PermitsWilderness permits must be reserved in advance between Memorial Day weekend and mid-September. ![]() Air QualityOzone and other air pollutants are common here. Learn more-view our air-quality index forecast. ![]() Warning-Recent Wildfire Burn AreasIn 2020 and 2021, the SQF Complex Fires, the Rattlesnake Fire, and KNP Complex. burned thousands of acres in the parks.
![]() Jessie Wheeler Here you will find the most recent trail conditions available to us. Conditions are continuously changing and wilderness hikers need to plan for inclement weather. Winter storms start early in the High Sierra and can surprise unaware wilderness travelers. Do not rely on trail updates in spring, fall, and winter when there are very few rangers in the field. Consider all possibilities before you head out on your trip and check out the Trail Safety page for more information on the potential hazards of wilderness travel. For the most up to date information on frontcountry trails, check in at the visitor center closest to your trailhead. Wilderness permits are required for overnight trips. You can help us by sending an email to report trail conditions. For more information please call the Wilderness Office at (559) 565-3766. For snowpack data, visit the California Department of Water Resources snow survey website. Cedar Grove and Roads EndHighway 180 to Cedar Grove is closed for the season at the Hume Lake turnoff. Anticipated opening is April 2022. Wilderness TrailsAvalanche Pass12/7/2021 - No report available at this time. Lewis Creek and Kennedy Pass12/7/2021 - No report available at this time. Copper Creek and Granite Pass12/7/2021 - No report available at this time. Woods Creek, Bubbs Creek, and Glen Pass (Rae Lakes Loop)Lower Paradise Valley Temporary Camping Closure The South Fork Kings River Bridge above Paradise Valley washed out during the winter of 2016-2017. Construction of a replacement bridge will not begin before 2021. Depending on conditions, crossing the South Fork of the Kings River can be extremely hazardous. Observe conditions carefully and then evaluate the risk of crossing. Be prepared to turn back. If you hike the Rae Lakes Loop beginning from Bubbs Creek, plan for the possibility that you may have to backtrack to safely reach Cedar Grove. Gardiner Pass12/7/2021 - No report available at this time. Sixty Lakes Basin12/7/2021 - No report available at this time. Don Cecil12/7/2021 - No report available at this time.
Hotel Creek12/7/2021 - No report available at this time. Kings Canyon- West of Sierra CrestWilderness TrailsEast Lake12/7/2021 - No report available at this time. Expect winter conditions.
Goddard Canyon12/7/2021 - No report available at this time. Expect winter conditions.
Tehipite Valley12/7/2021 - No report available at this time. Expect winter conditions. Middle Fork Kings12/7/2021 - No report available at this time. Expect winter conditions. Grant Grove and Jennie Lakes Wilderness AreaWilderness TrailsBig Meadows Road12/7/2021 - No report available at this time. Expect winter conditions. JO Pass12/7/2021 - No report available at this time. Expect winter conditions. Seville, Ranger, and Lost Lakes and Belle Canyon12/7/2021 - No report available at this time. Expect winter conditions. Redwood Canyon4/29/2022 - Remains closed due to impacts from the KNP Complex Fire. Sugarloaf Valley and Roaring River12/7/2021 - No report available at this time. Expect winter conditions. Weaver Lake: camp at least 100 feet away from lake12/7/2021 - No report available at this time. Expect winter conditions. Jennie Lake: camp at least 100 feet away from lake12/7/2021 - No report available at this time. Expect winter conditions. Frontcountry TrailsPanoramic Point12/7/2021 - No report available at this time. Expect winter conditions. Lodgepole, Wolverton, and Crescent MeadowWilderness TrailsHigh Sierra Trail12/10/2021 Closed from the Sugar Pine Trail to the Burial Tree. Expect winter conditions.Twin Lakes Trail12/7/2021 - Portions remain closed due to impacts from the KNP Complex Fire. Expect winter conditions. Alta Peak Trail12/7/2021 - No report available at this time. Expect winter conditions. Lakes Trail (Pear Lake)4/7/2022 - Some downed trees along trail with patchy snow. Snow completely obscures trail just past Hump Trail Junction at just over 8,250 feet elevation. Tablelands12/7/2021 - No report available at this time. Expect winter conditions. Copper Mine Pass12/7/2021 - No report available at this time. Expect winter conditions.
Colby Pass12/7/2021 - No report available at this time. Expect winter conditions. Elizabeth Pass12/7/2021 - No report available at this time. Expect winter conditions. Frontcountry TrailsGiant Forest Trails12/7/2021 - No report available at this time. Expect winter conditions. FoothillsWilderness TrailsMiddle Fork Trail11/23 No condition reports available. Expect winter conditions. Garfield Grove Trail (South Fork)4/29/2022 - Trail clear at least first two miles. 4/29/2022 Some trees down on trail, more towards Wiskey Log.
12/7/2021 - No report available at this time. Expect winter conditions. Frontcountry TrailsMarble Falls12/7/2021 - No report available at this time. Expect winter conditions. Paradise Creek4/29/2022 - A few small trees down along trail. Mineral King and Kern CanyonWilderness TrailsBig Arroyo/Kern Canyon12/7/2021 - No report available at this time. Expect winter conditions.Paradise Ridge Trail12/7/2021 - No report available at this time. Expect winter conditions. Timber Gap12/7/2021 - No report available at this time. Expect winter conditions. Tar Gap12/7/2021 - No report available at this time. Expect winter conditions. Black Rock Pass12/7/2021 - No report available at this time. Expect winter conditions. Glacier Pass12/7/2021 - No report available at this time. Expect winter conditions. Sawtooth Pass and Monarch Lake12/7/2021 - No report available at this time. Expect winter conditions. Farewell Gap12/7/2021 - No report available at this time. Expect winter conditions. Franklin Lakes and Franklin Pass12/7/2021 - No report available at this time. Expect winter conditions. White Chief, Eagle Lake, and Mosquito Lakes12/7/2021 - No report available at this time. Expect winter conditions. Atwell/Hockett Trail12/7/2021 - No report available at this time. Expect winter conditions. Sierra Crest and East Side (Inyo National Forest)Bishop Pass/Dusy Basin12/7/2021 - No report available at this time. Expect winter conditions. Evolution Basin12/7/2021 - No report available at this time. Expect winter conditions. Mather Pass12/7/2021 - No report available at this time. Expect winter conditions. Upper Basin12/7/2021 - No report available at this time. Expect winter conditions. Dawin/Bench12/7/2021 - No report available at this time. Expect winter conditions. Piute Pass12/7/2021 - No report available at this time. Expect winter conditions. Muir Pass12/7/2021 - No report available at this time. Expect winter conditions. Lamarck Col12/7/2021 - No report available at this time. Expect winter conditions. Pinchot Pass12/7/2021 - No report available at this time. Expect winter conditions.
Sawmill Pass 12/7/2021 - No report available at this time. Expect winter conditions. Taboose Pass12/7/2021 - No report available at this time. Expect winter conditions. Baxter Pass12/7/2021 - No report available at this time. Expect winter conditions. Kearsarge Pass12/7/2021 - No report available at this time. Expect winter conditions. Forester Pass12/7/2021 - No report available at this time. Expect winter conditions. Shepherd Pass12/7/2021 - No report available at this time. Expect winter conditions. Mount Whitney Trail12/7/2021 - No report available at this time. Expect winter conditions. Mt Langley12/7/2021 - No report available at this time. Expect winter conditions. John Muir Trail (JMT)12/7/2021 - No report available at this time. Expect winter conditions. Army Pass12/7/2021 - No report available at this time. Expect winter conditions. New Army Pass12/7/2021 - No report available at this time. Expect winter conditions.
Cottonwood Pass12/7/2021 - No report available at this time. Expect winter conditions. Miter Basin12/7/2021 - No report available at this time. Expect winter conditions. Kern Canyon12/7/2021 - No report available at this time. Expect winter conditions. Guyot Pass12/7/2021 - No report available at this time. Expect winter conditions. Rock Creek12/7/2021 - No report available at this time. Expect winter conditions. Siberian Pass12/7/2021 - No report available at this time. Expect winter conditions. ![]() |
Last updated: April 29, 2022