Best trails in Kings Canyon National Park

This pass is valid for 1-7 days and includes everyone traveling on a motorcycle, scooter, or similar motorized vehicle for Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks and Hume Lake District of Sequoia National Forest/Giant Sequoia National Monument.

Non-commercial groups traveling in vehicles that have a capacity of up to 15 passengers pay a $35 vehicle entrance fee or use a park pass. Groups traveling in a bus or vehicle with a capacity of 16 persons or more are charged $20 per person, up to the maximums listed for commercial groups with comparable passenger capacity ($100 or $200). People 15 years old or younger, anyone with a pass that may be used for park entry, and drivers hired for transportation only are exempt from the per person fee.

This entry fee is for a single person traveling on foot or by bicycle. It is valid for 1-7 days in Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks and Hume Lake District of Sequoia National Forest/Giant Sequoia National Monument.

This pass is valid for 1-7 days and includes everyone traveling in a single vehicle for Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks and Hume Lake District of Sequoia National Forest/Giant Sequoia National Monument.

This pass is valid for Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks and Hume Lake Ranger District of Sequoia National Forest/Giant Sequoia National Monument for one year from the month of purchase. The pass admits all passengers in a private vehicle and is non-transferable.

Join millions of people who enjoy our National Parks with the "America the Beautiful" National Park & Federal Recreational Lands Pass, otherwise known as the Interagency Annual Pass. The pass is valid for a year's worth of visits from the month of purchase at more than 2,000 federal recreation sites across the country.

No entrance pass required on these days:

Monday, January 20 — Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Saturday, April 19 — First day of National Park Week
Thursday, June 19 — Juneteenth National Independence Day
Monday, August 4 — Anniversary of the Great American Outdoors Act
Saturday, September 27 — National Public Lands Day
Tuesday, November 11 — Veterans Day

The Interagency Access Pass is accepted here.

The Foothills, Lodgepole, and Kings Canyon Visitor Centers, and the Giant Forest Museum are all accessible to visitors using mobility equipment or strollers and have wheelchair accessible restrooms. Orientation films include closed captioning.

Loaner wheelchairs are available at the Giant Forest Museum, Lodgepole Visitor Center, or Kings Canyon Visitor Center. Assistive listening devices, audio descriptions, tactile exhibits, and Braille and text materials are available.

Many ranger-led programs are wheelchair accessible, and assistive listening devices and ASL interpreters are available by reservation. Please call (559) 565-3729 or email seki_information@nps.gov at least 1-2 weeks in advance to make a reservation for interpretation services.

Additional information about accessibility at Kings Canyon National Park can be found on their website: https://www.nps.gov/seki/planyourvisit/accessibility.htm.

The shuttle buses in the park's Giant Forest and Lodgepole areas are wheelchair accessible.

Temporary parking placards for those driving personal vehicles without DMV-issued parking placards are available at any visitor center. No documentation is required for a temporary parking placard.

The Foothills, Lodgepole, and Kings Canyon Visitor Centers, and Giant Forest Museum are accessible to visitors using mobility equipment or strollers and have wheelchair accessible restrooms. Orientation films include closed captioning.

The Wuksachi Lodge in Sequoia National Park and John Muir Lodge in Kings Canyon National Park have wheelchair accessible rooms. The Wuksachi Lodge has visual alarms and notifications available in some rooms.

The Hospital Rock, Foothills, Crescent Meadow, Pinewood, Columbine, Big Stump, and Panoramic Point Picnic Areas are wheelchair accessible with packed, level paths and surfaces and accessible restrooms or vault toilets.

There are accessible restrooms in all major developed areas within the park.

There is at least one individual wheelchair accessible camping site and accessible facilities in most campgrounds, including Potwisha Campground (#39 and #40), Buckeye Flat Campground (#20 and #40), Lodgepole Campground (#62 and #63), Dorst Creek Campground (#6, #11, #172–175, #177, and #180), Azalea Campground (#30), Crystal Springs Campground (Group Site F), Sunset Campground (#26 and #116), Moraine Campground (#71A, #74, #103, #105, and #108), Sentinel Campground (#10, #11, #12, and #14), Canyon View Campground (Group site C), and Atwell Mill Campground (#12).

Service animals must be on-leash throughout the park.