Sequoia-Kings Canyon Updates

For a week in November, subsurface composition tests will occur at five locations along the 15.29-mile section of the Mineral King Road that is within Sequoia National Park. The Federal Highway Administration is gathering data regarding depth of bedrock in key … [Read more...] about Federal Highway Administration to perform testing on Mineral King Road

SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK Lodgepole ● 10/5/2019: Lodgepole rangers were dispatched to the Wuksachi Lodge lobby for a 12-year-old female from Germany who experienced a syncopal episode. Patient’s family reported she had been eating breakfast when she felt ill … [Read more...] about Sequoia-Kings Canyon weekly incidents: Phew! A busy summer 2019 is in the rear-view mirror

    Sequoia-Kings Canyon National Park weekly incidents SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK Ash Mountain ● 9/26/19: A ranger observed a tour bus traveling on the Generals Highway between Giant Forest and Ash Mountain. The driver was contacted for … [Read more...] about Sequoia-Kings Canyon National Park weekly incidents: Front-country emergencies, campground closures

As cooler temperatures arrive in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, fire management staff are preparing for fall prescribed burns. The parks plan to complete three projects this fall, including a final segment of the Sherman Prescribed Burn in the … [Read more...] about Prescribed burn in Giant Forest planned to begin October 1

SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK Lodgepole ● 9/19/2019: Emergency medical units were dispatched to Wuksachi Lodge for a 34-year-old male experiencing difficulty breathing and rapid heart rate. His heart rate was elevated and other vital signs within normal limits. … [Read more...] about Sequoia-Kings Canyon weekly incidents: A farewell to the busy summer season

SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK Ash Mountain ● 9/13/2019: Rangers responded to the Foothills Visitor Center for a report of a motor vehicle collision. The vehicle was observed down an embankment in the main parking lot. The driver stated while attempting to park the … [Read more...] about Sequoia-Kings Canyon weekly incidents: Episodes of altitude sickness in backcountry locales

Volunteers at Sequoia National Park join the largest single-day volunteer effort for America’s public lands On Saturday, Sept. 28, more than 150,000 volunteers across the country will join in trail maintenance and planting projects, trash pick-ups, and other … [Read more...] about Opportunities for volunteers in Sequoia National Park on National Public Lands Day