To protect public health and safety all visitors to the forest are encouraged to:
• Avoid visiting the forest if you are sick and/or experiencing COVID-19 symptoms.
• Follow CDC guidance on personal hygiene and social distancing before and during your visit to the forest.
• If an area is crowded, move to a less occupied location. Also consider avoiding the forest during high-use periods.
• Take your trash with you when you leave. Trash overflowing the receptacles becomes potential sources for the spread of COVID-19.
• Please make arrangements to use the restroom before or after your visit to the forest. Unmanaged waste creates a health hazard for other visitors and employees.
Recreation opportunities, such as hiking, fishing, and dispersed camping, remain available to the public where weather conditions allow. As always, we encourage visitors to "leave no trace" and "pack it in, pack it out" while visiting the Sequoia National Forest.
Outdoor recreation can be beneficial for your health but must be practiced safely. We recommend exercising close to your home and complying with local and state guidance of not traveling for your recreation needs. If an area is crowded, please search for a less occupied location.
Stay safe and follow the CDC tips on preventing illnesses like the coronavirus, go HERE, or www.coronavirus.gov. Also, information from the U.S. Department of Agriculture is available HERE.
The health and safety of visitors and employees is our highest priority. We are committed to supporting our communities and fulfill our mission as we all work together. Please call your local Ranger Station Monday – Friday from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm for current Forest information.
Kern River Ranger District 760-549-9533
Western Divide Ranger District
Hume Lake Ranger District 559-791-5758
Supervisor’s Office 559-920-1588
Lists of recreation areas closed due to COVID-19 and seasonal conditions, by district:
Hume Lake Ranger District (559) 791-5758 Dunlap, Calif
1. Aspen Hollow Group Campground
2. Logger Flat Group Campground
3. Landslide Campground
4. Tenmile Campground
5. Fir Group Campground
6. Cove Group Campground
7. Stony Creek Campground
8. Eshom Campground
9. Big Meadows Campground
10. Buck Rock Campground
11. Horse Camp
12. Convict Flats Campground
13. Grizzly Falls Picnic Area
14. Camp 4 Campground
15. Green Cabin Flat Campground
16. Mill Flat Campground
17. Camp 4 ½ Rental Cabin
18. Big Meadows Rental Cabin
Western Divide Ranger District
(559) 920-0460 Springville, Calif
1. Long Meadow Group Campground
2. Lower Peppermint Campground
3. Quaking Aspen Group Campground
4. White River Campground
5. Frog Meadow Cabin
6. Mountain Home Cabin
7. Poso Cabin
8. Quaking Aspen Cabin
9. Wishon Cabin
Kern River Ranger District (760) 549-9533 Kernville, Calif
1. Black Gulch South Campground
2. French Gulch Campground
3. Pioneer Point Campground
4. Tillie Creek Group Campsites
5. Halfway Group Campground
6. Thunderbird Group Campground
7. Oak Flat Lookout
8. Evan Flat Campground
9. Troy Meadow Campground
10. Camp 9 Group Sites
11. Hobo Campground
12. Live Oak North Campground
13. Live Oak South Campground
Trail of 100 Giants - Sequoia National Forest