Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks and Yosemite National Park have announced modifications to operations as a public health precaution for visitors and staff. As of Friday morning, March 20, 2020, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks are closed to … [Read more...] about Sequoia-Kings Canyon, Yosemite NPs closed to the public due to COVID-19 outbreak
Sequoia-Kings Canyon Updates
National parks suspend entrance fees amid COVID-19 outbreak
UPDATE - March 20, 2020: Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks is announcing modifications to operations at the request of the local health department. As of Friday, March 20, 2020, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks are closed to all park visitors until … [Read more...] about National parks suspend entrance fees amid COVID-19 outbreak
COVID-19 and Sequoia-Kings Canyon: What’s open, what’s not
UPDATE - THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 2020: As of Friday, March 20, at noon, all campgrounds in Sequoia-Kings Canyon National Parks typically open this time of year will close until further notice. Also on Friday, March 20, at 5 p.m., Delaware North Companies will close … [Read more...] about COVID-19 and Sequoia-Kings Canyon: What’s open, what’s not
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks: Incidents, visitation ‘manageable’
Recent Incidents Grant Grove, Kings Canyon National Park —BOLO (Be On the Lookout) from Fresno County for a suicidal youth heading to Hume Lake on February 21, 2020. Youth was found February 23, 2020. Fresno County, USFS, NPS, and Tulare County … [Read more...] about Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks: Incidents, visitation ‘manageable’
Park incidents: Hiker dies in fall at Panther Creek
Sequoia National Park rangers received a report on Saturday, February 15, 2020, of an adult male who fell off a rock slab along the Middle Fork Trail in the vicinity of Panther Creek. The Middle Fork trailhead is located two miles east of Hospital Rock via the … [Read more...] about Park incidents: Hiker dies in fall at Panther Creek
John Muir Trail resupply issues: Change in permit system being considered
During Winter 2020, discussion has been ongoing within the Eastern Sierra community about John Muir Trail permit administration. There is a longstanding agreement between national parks and national forests for local wilderness permits in the Sierra Nevada … [Read more...] about John Muir Trail resupply issues: Change in permit system being considered
NPS prescribed burns: The tentative 2020 fire lineup
Michael Theune, fire information officer for Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, has a passion for fire. And like most National Park Service fire personnel, Theune prefers prescribed burns over wildfire. Theune says he is excited about 2020. Excited now … [Read more...] about NPS prescribed burns: The tentative 2020 fire lineup
National Park Service and County of Tulare are partners in Mineral King Road improvement, Oak Grove Bridge renovation
During a recent visit to Three Rivers, Kuyler Crocker, county supervisor for District 1, updated plans for the 2020s to see some huge investment being made in eastern Tulare County. Some of that untold millions of dollars will be spent right here in Three … [Read more...] about National Park Service and County of Tulare are partners in Mineral King Road improvement, Oak Grove Bridge renovation
Fire watchers wanted: Volunteers observe, protect forests from wildfire
A wisp of white-grey clouds in the distance. The gnawing sense of trouble forming on the horizon. The sound of static is broadcast as Buck Rock's fire watcher radios Porterville Dispatch. In a steady voice, the fire watcher announces, "Porterville – Buck … [Read more...] about Fire watchers wanted: Volunteers observe, protect forests from wildfire
Firefighters respond to structure fire in Kings Canyon National Park
On the morning of Friday, January 10, 2020, structural firefighters responded to a fully engulfed non-residential multi-use building at Grant Grove Village in Kings Canyon National Park. The fire is extinguished and the cause is under investigation. The … [Read more...] about Firefighters respond to structure fire in Kings Canyon National Park