![]() ![]() That has cut off access to the Mineral King area of the park and its ranger station, as well as other giant sequoia trees, the Silver City Resort, and nearby wilderness areas. Also closed is the Mineral King Road, which ventures off of Highway 198 before it enters the park. The road to Crystal Cave in Sequoia National Park is closed because of significant road damage, with no timeline available on when it might reopen. Other restroom facilities are open at Hospital Rock, the Foothills Visitor Center, the Potwisha Campground and Potwisha overflow parking area. The Buckeye Flat Campground is closed this year due to damage from winter storms, but restrooms at the campground are available. There’s also no access to the park’s Giant Forest, including the General Sherman tree and other big sequoia trees, or to Lodgepole, Wolverton, Wuksachi or Moro Rock – some of the park’s most notable sights. to 4:30 p.m.īut while the area near the park’s Foothills Visitor Center offers hiking trails that are open, and views of spring wildflowers, there’s no snow in the area. The Potwisha Campground is open for camping by reservation only, and the Foothills Visitor Center is open each day from 9 a.m. Parking is expected to be very limited at Hospital Rock on weekends. Only about six miles of the Generals Highway - the continuation of Highway 198 within the parks - is open to traffic to as far as Hospital Rock. You won’t fare much better if you’re thinking about entering Sequoia National Park from its southern entrance at Ash Mountain, on Highway 198 near Three Rivers in Tulare County. The Grant Grove Restaurant and Gift Shop are open, and the John Muir Lodge is open by reservation only for people looking for a place to stay. Kings Canyon Road is closed beyond Hume Lake Road - which means there is no access to the park’s popular Cedar Grove along the south fork of the Kings River. But if your plans include venturing higher into the mountains, prepare to be disappointed. In Kings Canyon National Park east of Fresno, Highway 180 is open to Grant Grove Village. Those closures could last well beyond Memorial Day into the summer. Many parts of Kings Canyon and Sequoia National Parks, as well as parts of the Sierra and Sequoia national forests, remain closed by the volume of snow that remains in the mountains from this winter’s record snowfall, or damage to roads from flooding after heavy winter rains. In a typical year, the national parks and national forests of the Sierra Nevada range offer an opportunity for picnics, hiking or camping over the Memorial Day holiday weekend for families from Fresno and the central San Joaquin Valley.īut in what’s been anything but a typical year, those plans are likely to be in jeopardy for would-be visitors to the mountains. ![]()
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