The Sequoia is one of nineteen National Forests in California. It takes its name from the giant sequoia, the world's largest tree, which grows in more than 30 groves on the forest's lower slopes. The Sequoia's landscape is as spectacular as its trees. Soaring granite monoliths, glacier-torn canyons, roaring whitewater, and more await your discovery at the Sierra Nevada's southern end. Elevations range from 1,000 feet in the foothill region to peaks over 12,000 feet in the rugged high country, providing visitors with some of the most spectacular views of mountainous landscape in the entire west.
Hikers, off-highway vehicle users, and horseback riders have over 1,500 miles of maintained roads, 1000 miles of abandoned roads, and 850 miles of trails in the forest available for their use and enjoyment. The Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail, which stretches 2,600 miles from Canada to Mexico, crosses the Sequoia National Forest for approximately 78 miles. The three National Recreation Trails in the forest are: Summit, Cannell Meadow, and Jackass Creek. Other points of interest on the forest include: Hume Lake, Chicago Stump, Cannell Meadow Station, Kern River, Kings River, Dome Rock and Needles. The Sequoia contains portions of six designated wilderness areas: Kiavah, Monarch, South Sierra, Dome Land, Jennie Lakes and Golden Trout. Specific winter activity areas accessible by highway are: Hume Lake Ranger District at Cherry Gap and Quail Flat; Western Divide Ranger District in the vicinity of Quaking Aspen Campground; and Kern River Ranger District at Greenhorn Summit.
The Sequoia National Forest offers a huge range of outdoor recreation activities. The trails offer hiking, backpacking, horseback riding, and mountain biking. The many developed campgrounds or dispersed areas provide the full range of camping experiences. The rivers, lakes and reservoirs offer boating, fishing, water-skiing, swimming, whitewater rafting, and kayaking. In the winter, the high elevations provide downhill skiing and snowboarding, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing and snowmobiling. |
 | | Annual Passes |  The Interagency Pass is one of several pass options that allows you to gain access to many of standard amenity recreation sites managed by the National Park Service, the USDA Forest Service, the DOI Bureau of Land Management, and the US Fish and Wildlife Service. Click here for more information about the Interagency Pass.
|  | The Southern Sierra Daily Pass covers recreation fees per vehicle per day for the following recreation sites in the Sequoia National Forest and the Giant Sequoia National Monument: South Fork Recreation Area, Old Isabella, Auxiliary Dam, Live Oak, Miracle, Upper and Lower Richbar, Trail of 100 Giants, and for day use at Camp 9. Buy and print your pass now!
|  | | Daily Passes | The Southern Sierra Daily Pass covers standard amenity fees for one day for a single vehicle accessing the following sites in the Sequoia National Forest and the Giant Sequoia National Monument: Auxiliary Dam, Old Isabella Road, South Fork Recreation Area, Day Use at Camp Nine and in the Day Use Areas on the Lower Kern Canyon. Buy and print your pass now to use it immediately!
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