kings.river

Sierra / Central California

This is the longest river in the Sierra Nevada mountain range. The snowmelt starts way up in the high elevation backcountry near the tiny alpine lakes at Kearsarge Pass. The Kings River passes thru Kings Canyon National Park (hence the name) and spills out into a large reservoir on the westen edge of the wilderness. The river pours down to the great California Central Valley to sloughs & irrigation canals for the big agriculture crops, which feed the world.

Lakes along this River: Pine Flat Reservoir

Campgrounds along this River:

• Moraine Campground (inside Kings Cyn NP)
• Canyon View Campground (inside Kings Cyn NP)
• Sentinel Campground (inside Kings Cyn NP)
• Sheep Creek Campground (inside Kings Cyn NP)
• Mill Flat Campground (inside Sierra NF)
• Green Cabin Campground (inside Sierra NF)
• Camp 4 (inside Sierra NF)
• Kirch Flat Campground (inside Sierra NF)
• Sycamore Flat Campground (at Pine Flat Reservoir)
• Trimmer Campground (at Pine Flat Reservoir)
• Lakeview Campground (at Pine Flat Reservoir)
• Island Park Campground (at Pine Flat Reservoir)

  Parks along this River:

  Kings Canyon National Park

  Sierra National Forest

  Towns & Cities along this River:

  Reedley

  Hanford

Pine Flat Reservoir town surf. area elev. veg contact Clovis 1,000,000 acres 1200 pines Trimmer Rangers fish: trout boat water-ski hike picnic backpack camp - Sycamore Flat - 20 spots Lakeview Kirch Flat - 25 spots Black Rock - 10 spots Camp 4 - 5 spots Camp 4.5 - 5 spots Kings River spills into this canyon. Lot of back roads to Dinkey Creek to explore. location: off of Hwy. 180 on Trimmer Springs Rd.