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HUME LAKE RANGER DISTRICT - RECREATION REPORT

HUME LAKE RANGER DISTRICT                                                                                                   

Phone: 559-338-2251

35860 East Kings Canyon Rd, Dunlap CA 93621                                                                     

Fax: 559-338-2131

Office Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM – 12, 12:30 – 4:30 PM        

                                                                                                                                                

For specific and up-to-date information on trails, roads, campgrounds, and activities, please call the District Office.

CAMPGROUNDS

The following campgrounds are OPEN.

They are available for reservations (NRRS: 877-444-6777) up to 240 days in advance of the camping date.

                  single / double

Hume Lake - $32 / $64

Princess - $32 / $64

Tenmile - $32 / $64

 

The following campgrounds are CLOSED.

They are available for reservations (NRRS: 877-44-6777) up to 240 days in advance of the camping date.

 

 

(Site             $ Per Night) Single / Double

Eshom - CLOSED for 2023       $32 / $64

Landslide- $32

Stony Creek - $32 / $64

Upper Stony - $32

Big Meadows - $32 / $64

 

The following campgrounds are OPEN

They are first-come first-serve and there is no fee.

Green Cabin Flat

Along Kings River. Access Via Davis Rd (12S01) or Trimmer Springs Road around Pine Flat Lake

Camp 4

Mill Flat

 

The following campgrounds are CLOSED.

They are first-come first-serve and there is no fee.

Convict Flat              

Along HWY 180 near Boyden Cavern

Buck Rock                 

Horse Camp             

 

GROUP CAMPGROUNDS

The following campgrounds are OPEN.

They are available for reservations (NRRS: 877-444-6777) up to 240 days in advance of the camping date.

       Max Number of People          Nightly Fee

Aspen Hollow - 100 - $440

Logger Flat - 50 - $220

 

The following campgrounds are CLOSED.

They are available for reservations (NRRS: 877-444-6777) up to 240 days in advance of the camping date.

 

        Max Number of People - Fee

Fir  - 100 - $440

Cove - 50 - $220

 

 

DAY USE AND PICNIC AREA

Powder Can - OPEN 

Sandy Cove - OPEN

Hume Lake (North Lakeshore) - OPEN

Grizzly Falls - CLOSED for 2023 season

Big Meadows CLOSED

Cedar Brook - OPEN

 

LODGING

 

Montecito Lake Resort: CLOSED

Montecito Lake Resort offers lodging and recreation opportunities for families, groups, and individuals. It is (usually) open year-round and is located on Generals highway at 7,600 ft. elevation.

For reservations and more information call 800-227-9900 or 559-565-3388 or visit www.mslodge.com

Stony Creek Lodge: CLOSED

Stony Creek Lodge offers lodging, dinning, market, gas & diesel fuel, and showers. The lodge is located on General Highway between Big Meadows Road and Stony Creek Campground.

For reservations or additional information call 800-227-9900 or 559-565-3909 or visit www.sequoia-kingscanyon.com.

 

RENTAL CABINS

 

Camp 4 ½: Temporarily CLOSED

Located along the scenic Kings River, this renovated and fully furnished “Ranger Cabin” is available as a rental. It can accommodate individuals, families, and groups up to 8 people. It’s the perfect location for fishing, swimming, and kayaking. In the spring and summer, several rafting companies offer white water rafting. This cabin is equipped with generator to provide electricity and has propane stove and refrigerator. It’s also equipped with heater and swamp cooler.

Nightly Fee - $100

Big Meadows Guard Station: CLOSED

The Historical Big Meadows Guard Station and its facilities are available as a rental from June 15th to October 15th (depending on weather conditions, the reservation period could be extended or cancelled). It can accommodate individuals, family, and groups up to 8 people. This Guard Station is equipped with an electric hot water heater, cook stove, refrigerator, base board type heater, and a wood stove.

Nightly Fee - $125

• Reservations for the cabins can be made through the National Recreation Reservation Service

@ 877-444-6777 or www.recreation.gov.

Please call the District Office for more details.

 

HIKING & WILDERNESS

DAY HIKING TRAILS

Hiking trails are open. Certain roads to trailheads may be closed to vehicles due to weather, contact the District Office for more info.

 WILDERNESS

Jennie Lakes Wilderness: CLOSED (No vehicle access to trailheads)

Trailhead

Big Meadows

3.3 - mile moderate hike to Weaver Lake.

6 - miles moderate to strenuous hike to Jennie Lake.

Rowell Meadow

2.3 - mile moderate hike to Rowell Meadow.

Marvin Pass

2.8 – mile moderate hike to Mitchell Peak.

 

Monarch Wilderness: CLOSED (No vehicle access to trailheads for 2023 season)

Trailhead

Deer Cove

Trail has not been maintained.

Kennedy Meadow

Trail has not been maintained.

Deer Meadow

Trail has not been maintained.

 

PACK STATION

Horse Corral Pack Station: CLOSED

They offer day rides and pack trips into the backcountry. For further information call 559-565-3404                  or 559-308-5865.

 

WOODCUTTING

Personal Use Fuelwood Season: OPEN

Wood Permits available at the District Office.

Please call the District Office for woodcutting area closure or shutdown times. Mailbox #2

 

ROADS

 

• General Highway (198): CLOSED from Woodward Gate near Montecito to Hospital Rock
• Kings Canyon Scenic By-Way (180) to Cedar Grove: CLOSED for 2023
• Big Meadows Road (FS 14S11): CLOSED
• Tenmile Road (FS 13S09): NOT PLOWED
• Hume Lake Road (FS 13S09): OPEN

 

OHV STAGING AREAS

Millwood - OPEN

Eshom - OPEN

Cherry Gap - OPEN

Woodward - OPEN snowy conditions

Contact the district office for more info.

 

FIRE RESTRICTIONS

NO FIRE RESTRICTIONS AT THIS TIME. PERMIT REQUIRED

 

 

CAVERN

Boyden Cavern: CLOSED for 2023 season

Call: 888-965-8243

Email: info@boydencavern.com  

Or for general information or visit http://boydencavern.com .

        

OTHER

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

For up-to-date information call 559-565-3341.

Kings Canyon Visitor Center, Grant Grove: OPEN

Phone: 559-565-4307

Lodgepole Visitor Center: CLOSED

Phone: 559-565-4436

Giant Forest Museum: CLOSED

Phone: 559-565-4480

Foothills Visitor Center: OPEN

Phone: 559-565-4212

Cedar Grove Visitor Center: CLOSED for 2023

Phone: 1-559-565-3793.

 

NPS WILDERNESS PERMITS: www.recreation.gov           

 

GAS AND DIESEL FUEL

Available at Hume Lake Christian Conference. OPEN

Market Open M-F 8:00 – 12:00, 1:00 -5:00. Sat-Sun 8:00-5:00. Gas 24 hours by credit card.

Available at Stony Creek Lodge in operating months May- October. CLOSED

 

LOOKOUT TOWERS

DELILAH:  OPEN

Phone: 559-499-8397

Radio Tone: 1

BUCK ROCK:   CLOSED

Phone: 559-565-3676

Radio Tone: 2

PARK RIDGE:  CLOSED

Phone: 559-571-0828  

Radio Tone: 12