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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
- fire permits are required
- permits are required for overnight backcountry camping
- check with the correct ranger district for all back country camping restrictions
- Mineral King
Trail head parking spots located at:
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Ridge & Hocket Lakes] Hwy.198 Three Rivers, East on South Fork Rd. &continue 23 mi. to the campground. |
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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!!!
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http://www.nps.gov/seki/mkvc.htm |
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Ranger #
hume 559-338-2251
tule river 559-539-2607
Campgrounds
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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 -
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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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 BackRoads Map |
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.
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 Snowshoe Trails of California |
 Cross-Country Skiing California |
Dispersed Camping on back roads near Big Meadow Road & Hume Lake |
Sequoia
National Park
Official Site
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Sequoiahistory.org |
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