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Helpful Phone Numbers:
Sequoia National Park
P.O. Box 789
Three Rivers, CA 93271
559/561-3341
Park Info
559/565-3134
Weather Info
559/565-3351
Wilderness Permits
559/565-3306

Backpacking

Trail head parking spots located at:

 camp  sites  elev.  veg  toilet  water  contact  fee
South Fork 13 3650 mixed pit piped Sequoia NP
209/565-3341
 $4
[Dennison Ridge & Hocket Lakes]
Hwy.198 Three Rivers, East on South Fork Rd. &continue 23 mi. to the campground.

 camp  sites  elev.  veg  toilet  water  contact  fee
Atwell Mill 23 6650  pines pit piped Sequoia NP
209/565-3341
 $4
[along Atwell Creek]
Hwy.198 Three Rivers, north 3 mi. Right on Mineral King Rd. & go 21 mi. to the campground. open May - September

Backpackers should plan their routes ahead & try to ead over to Mineral King. It is a 25 mile long VERY winding road & this place is very beautiful, tucked way way back there & well worth the drive. Hiking is amazing as you can park at 8000-9000' elevations & be up over a 11,000' pass to serene lakes in little time. Great trailhead!!!

 

 

sequoia
http://www.nps.gov/seki/mkvc.htm

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Ranger #


hume 559-338-2251
tule river 559-539-2607

 

 

 

Campgrounds

campground  elev.

spots
 veg toilet water link  
Atwell Mill
Mineral King
6650' 23 pines pit piped NPS open in summer
Lodgepole 6700' 214 pines flush piped NPS open all year, busy camp
Potwisha 4000' ? 42 oaks pines flush piped NPS hot dry, Kaweah River
South Fork 3650' 10 - vault creek NPS May-Oct

in nearby Giant Sequoia National Monument -
campground  elev.

spots
 veg toilet water link  
Hume Lake 5200' 60 pines flush piped NFS May-Aug, popular recreation
Landslide 5800' 6 pines vault creek NFS May-Sept, creekside
Ten Mile 5800' 10 pines vault creek NFS May-Sept, creekside


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Primitive Camping

The National Park does not allow open car camping on the backroads. Other remote camping options are the Sequoia National Forest. A small section is located just next door, sandwhiched in between Kings Cyn & Sequoia National Parks, featuring Jennie Lakes & Monarch Wilderness.

If ya wanna avoid most of the regular parks crowds & could care less about the big trees, head over to Mineral King. It is a 25 mile long VERY winding road & if you go down there 'just for the day' you'll be sorry. Plan to stay atleast one over night, if not two....as this place is very beautiful, tucked way way back there & well worth the drive. Hiking is amazing as you can park at 8000-9000' elevations & be up over a 11,000' pass to serene lakes in little time. Backpackers love it.

Hiking

FOOTBRIDGE HIKE: in the Mineral King Area -Great half day hike down to the Kaweah River. A cool small wooden bridge down there & the trail leads off into a number of great backpacking destinations.

franklin

Mineral King.. well worth the drive


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Sequoia
National Park
Official Site

Sequoia
Sequoiahistory.org

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