![]() The least busy, smallest campground around these parts is the South Fork Campground which does not accommodate motorhomes. Dispersed camping is allowed on a few dirt back roads, but you will need a decent National Forest map to find these routes. Seeking solitude while camping is difficult near the National Park. Photo Credit – Christian Sierra Nevada / Central California Bears and marmots are very active in this area. Play at the creek at the campground and listen to nightly ranger talks during the summer. Climb to upper altitude alpine lakes for a day of fishing. Mineral King is a remote, high elevation valley that is a favorite hikers paradise, with backpackers trailheads leading into Golden Trout Wilderness. The route closes for winter snow and stays gated for more than half the year.ĭon’t plan on doing Mineral King (as a day trip) in addition to the main attractions of Sequoia groves in Sequoia National Park, unless of course, you have a whole week to burn. The road is long, narrow, curvy and takes hours to drive one way. This is a dead end canyon and it is so gorgeous – you’ll want to spend the whole weekend. South Fork Kaweah feeds in from the south, just outside the river town of Three Rivers, CaliforniaĪbove the town of Three Rivers, the mighty Mineral King Road peels off Highway 190 and winds its way up 25 miles – deep into the southern section of Sequoia National Park. Marble Fork Kaweah flows down from the National Park and Sequoia groves on Generals Hwy 190Įast Fork Kaweahcomes out of Mineral King Valley North Fork Kaweah runs down the western boundary of Sequoia National Park Kaweah River has 4 forks, coming in from 3 different directions, east of the lake: ![]() Since this location is the Southern Sierra Nevada mountains, where drought is more apparent, expect this river to be smaller than most of the other Sierra rivers. ![]() The Kaweah River is fed from snow melt in the southern Sequoia National Park & Golden Trout Wilderness. ![]()
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