National Park Entrance Fees:
$20 per vehicle
($10 per person on foot, bicycle, motorcycle, or bus.)
Pass good for seven days in Sequoia, Kings Canyon, and the “between the parks” portion of Giant Sequoia National Monument.
Also available: Annual Sequoia-Kings Canyon pass ($30), National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Annual Pass ($80), National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Senior Pass ($10), National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Access Pass for those with permanent disabilities (Free), National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Volunteer Pass (Free).

Visitor Centers

Three Rivers:

Kaweah Heritage Visitor Center (at Lake Kaweah)

OPEN DAILY YEAR-ROUND

Ph. 559-597-2301

Sequoia Foothills Chamber of Commerce Visitor Center

OPEN DAILY YEAR-ROUND

Ph. 559-561-3300

Sequoia National Park:
Foothills Visitor Center (Ash Mountain)

OPEN DAILY YEAR-ROUND
Ph. 559-565-4212

Giant Forest Museum

OPEN DAILY YEAR-ROUND
9 am - 4:30 pm
Ph. 559-565-4480

Lodgepole Visitor Center

OPEN spring through fall
9 am - 4:30 pm
Ph. 559-565-4436

Mineral King Ranger Station

OPEN Memorial Day weekend through September
Ph. 559-565-3768

Kings Canyon National Park:
Kings Canyon Visitor Center (Grant Grove)

OPEN DAILY YEAR-ROUND
Ph. 559-565-4307

Cedar Grove Visitor Center

OPEN June through September
Ph. 559-565-3793

See the Sequoia-Kings Canyon National Parks

2009 Fact Sheet

Current National Parks Road Conditions: Spring 2010

GENERALS HIGHWAY from Sequoia National Park entrance in Three Rivers to Wuksachi Lodge is OPEN YEAR-ROUND.

GENERALS HIGHWAY (“between the parks,” from Wuksachi Village in Sequoia to Hwy. 180 junction in Kings Canyon): OPEN YEAR-ROUND. (Note: This section of road is subject to closure in winter without notice during and after snowstorms; call 559-565-3341 for update. Priority for plowing is Amphitheater Point to Wuksachi Village on the Sequoia side and the Grant Village area on the Kings Canyon side. After a storm and when these roads are clear, plowing begins on the between-the-parks segment. Depending on snow depth, closures may be brief or lengthy.)

Generals Highway ROAD CONSTRUCTION: Road construction began May 2010 on the Generals Highway in Sequoia National Park between Amphitheater Point and Eleven Range. One-hour delays Monday through Thursday from 7 am - 6 pm. Half-hour delay from 6-6:30 pm. One-hour delays on Friday, 7 am-2 pm (times may vary). Pass through is at the top of the hour with lower (uphill bound) traffic released first (which could at the busiest times include more than 100 cars). Single lane traffic is in place. During hours of construction, traffic will be led through the construction zone by a pilot vehicle. Traffic signals are in place during non-con struction hours; delays up to 20 minutes.

Night work is scheduled to occur each week from now through the end of August. Work will commence Sundays at 9 pm and continue through Thursdays at 5 am with one opportunity to pass through the construction area each night at 11:30 p.m.

UPDATE: On Friday, Sept. 10, construction work is scheduled from 7 am-5 pm .

NOTICE: The portion of the Generals Highway from Hospital Rock to the Giant Forest Museum is CLOSED to vehicles greater than 22 feet in length until December 31, 2010 (this requirement was recently reduced from 32 feet) due to Federal Highways road construction vehicle size limits. Campgrounds in Three Rivers and Lemon Cove can accommodate RVs, no matter what the size. Private shuttle service is available from Three Rivers to Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks for a fee.

MORO ROCK/CRESCENT MEADOW ROAD: OPEN.

MINERAL KING ROAD: OPEN.

KINGS CANYON HIGHWAY to Cedar Grove: OPEN.

CRYSTAL CAVE ROAD: OPEN.

DESTINATION: SEQUOIA AND
KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARKS

PUBLIC CAMPGROUNDS

Click here for information about

public and private campgrounds

in the gateway communities outside Sequoia

Sequoia National Park:
Foothills– Potwisha (OPEN year-round; dump station); Buckeye Flat (OPEN spring through fall; no RVs); South Fork (OPEN year-round; primitive).

Mineral King area of Sequoia National Park:
2010 update: Atwell Mill open; Cold Spring will open June 26.

Atwell Mill; Cold Spring. Both OPEN Memorial Day weekend through October. Water system after Labor Day may be shut off at anytime due to freezing weather.

Giant Forest / Lodgepole area of Sequoia National Park:
Lodgepole (OPEN year-round; dump station); Dorst (OPEN summer). Both of these campgrounds may be reserved by calling 1-800-365-2267 (spring/summer only).

Kings Canyon National Park:
Grant Grove– Azalea (OPEN year-round), Crystal Springs (OPEN summer), and Sunset (OPEN summer).

Cedar Grove– Sentinel (OPEN spring through fall), Sheep Creek, Canyon View, Moraine (OPEN summer).

Giant Sequoia National Monument/ Sequoia National Forest:
(all OPEN summer only)
Hume Lake– Princess (5,900 ft.; 88 sites), Hume Lake (5,200 ft.; 74 sites), Tenmile (5,800 ft.; 13 sites), Landslide (5,800 ft.; 9 sites), Convict Flat (4,000 ft.; 7 sites).

Stony Creek– Stony Creek (6,400 ft.; 49 sites), Upper Stony Creek (6,400 ft.; 18 sites).

Big Meadows– Big Meadows (7,600 ft.; 30 sites), Buck Rock (7,500 ft.; 5 or more), Horse Camp (7,500 ft.; 5 or more).

Enjoy your stay in Kaweah Country!