Sequoia National Park

Camping in Sequoia National Park

Camping and Outdoor Adventures

Explore a diverse range of outdoor accommodations within Sequoia National Park and the surrounding National Monument. This selection spans from developed sites like Lodgepole, which offers access to the Tokopah Falls trail, to high-altitude backcountry camps along the John Muir Trail and Pacific Crest Trail. Many sites feature essential wilderness amenities such as bear-resistant food storage boxes, while others provide historical context with ancient pictographs or access to remote glacial valleys like Mineral King.

Camping and Outdoor Adventures — Map

A

Hospital Rock picnic site

Historical site featuring ancient pictographs and mortar holes used by the Western Mono people for grinding acorns.

B

Fir Campground

Located within the Giant Sequoia National Monument, offering proximity to the Stony Creek recreation area.

C

Stony Creek Campground

A paid US Forest Service site in the Giant Sequoia National Monument, situated near the Generals Highway.

D

Dorst Creek Campground

A large campground serving as the trailhead for the Muir Grove of giant sequoias.

E

Lodgepole Campground

Situated along the Marble Fork of the Kaweah River, providing walking access to the Tokopah Falls trailhead.

F

Buckeye Flats Campground

A tents-only campground located at a lower elevation near the Middle Fork of the Kaweah River.

G

Crabtree Meadow Camp Area. 10,300ft. Bear Box.

High-altitude backcountry site on the John Muir Trail, equipped with a bear-resistant food storage box.

H

Lower Rock Creek Camp Area 1. 9,500ft.

Wilderness camping area located at 9,500 feet within the Rock Creek drainage.

I

Forrester Pass South Camp Area. 12,430ft.

High-elevation backcountry site located at 12,430 feet on the southern approach to Forester Pass.

J

Tyndall Creek Camp Area. 10,900ft. Bear Box.

Wilderness camp at 10,900 feet featuring a bear box, located near the junction of the John Muir and Shepherd Pass trails.

K

Camp Area

High-altitude wilderness camping area located in the Tyndall Creek vicinity of the backcountry.

L

Wright Creek Camp Area. 9,800ft.

Backcountry site at 9,800 feet located near the intersection of Wright Creek and the John Muir Trail.

M

Trail Camp

High-altitude camp at approximately 12,000 feet, serving as the final stop on the Main Whitney Trail before the summit.

N

Camp Area

Remote wilderness camping area located in the high-elevation backcountry near Tyndall Creek.

O

Cold Springs Campground

Tents-only site in the remote Mineral King valley, featuring vault toilets and access to high-altitude hiking loops.

P

Unimproved Campground

Primitive camping area equipped with basic outdoor fireplaces and barbecue facilities.

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