Sequoia and Kings Canyon Lodging

Because Sequoia and Kings Canyon are operated by no less than four different ogranizations, it can be difficult to sort out your lodging options. We've organized them all here by location, regardless of who runs them.

Sequoia Lodging in or Near Three Rivers

These properties are located in the town of Three Rivers, on CA 198 just outside the Ash Mountain entrance.

• Best Western Holiday Lodge

• Buckeye Tree Lodge

• Cort Cottage Bed and Breakfast

• Holiday Inn Express

• Mesa Verde Plantation Bed and Breakfast: Located 16 miles from the park.

• Sequoia Motel

• Sequoia River Dance B&B

• Sequoia Village Inn

• Sierra Lodge

• Wicky-Up Ranch Bed and Breakfast: In an orange grove, 20 miles from the park entrance.

Mineral King Lodging

• Paradise Canyon Cabins Two cabins in the Sequoia/Mineral king area, on the Kaweah River near the Three Rivers park entry. Private hot tubs.

• Silver City Resort: Open May through October.

Sequoia National Park Lodging

• Wuksachi Lodge: This place is the newest in the parks, and my personal favorite.

• Sequoia High Sierra Camp: No bare-bones camping here, where 36 luxury canvas cabins combine a wilderness camping adventure with the comforts of home. To get there, you can make an all-day hike 11 miles along a well-marked backcountry trail or drive to a trailhead and hike just 1.5 miles. Open July through October.

National Forest and National Monument Lodging

• Kings Canyon Lodge, (559) 335-2405

• Montecito-Sequoia Lodge

• Mountain Top Bed and Breakfast

• Stony Creek Lodge

Kings Canyon National Park Lodging

• Grant Grove Cabins

• John Muir Lodge

• Cedar Grove Lodge

Sequoia Lodging Alternative

Given the cost and quality of some of the lodging available in the parks, you may want to consider renting a camper van, especially if you want to stay in Kings Canyon.

Camping

The wilderness area around Sequoia and Kings Canyon is administered by several different groups. There are over 1,200 campsites in total with 5 National Park campgrounds in Sequoia, 2 near Mineral King and 7 in Kings Canyon. Each campsite has a table and fire ring with grill. There are no hookups, and some have only pit or vault toilets. Only Lodgepole and Dorst campgrounds can be reserved (up to 5 months in advance). None of the campgrounds have showers, but there are pay showers at Lodgepole Village and Cedar Grove Village, and you can shower at Grant Grove during limited hours.

High Sierra Camp

Bearpaw Meadow Camp is a backcountry tent hotel overlooking Kaweah Gorge and the Great Western Divide providing hikers with linens and meals, open only in summer. Reservations for the upcoming summer are available beginning each Junuary 2 at 7:00 a.m. Bearpaw is 11.3 miles from the trailhead at Crescent Meadow, and the average time to get there is about seven hours.