Mineral King (Sequoia backcountry)
Sequoia National Park · near Three Rivers · Sierra Nevada / Yosemite
Camping
At a glance
- Difficulty
- advanced
- Elevation
- 7800
- Campsites
- ~50 sites
- Season
- Summer only (late May–Oct)
- Fee
- Varies
Permits and booking
- Reservation required
- No
- How to reserve
- FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVED. A remote, spectacular glacial valley at 7,800 ft, reached by a legendarily winding, narrow 25-mile road (~1.5 hrs, not for RVs/trailers). Two small campgrounds. Marmots chew car wiring — wrap your vehicle! Gateway to superb high-country backpacking.
What is here
- Setting
- mountain
- Amenities
- Stunning remote glacial valley · Legendary winding access road · World-class backpacking trailheads · Marmots that eat car wiring(!)
- Best for
- Stunning remote glacial valley
- Features
- Stunning remote glacial valley · Legendary winding access road · World-class backpacking trailheads · Marmots that eat car wiring(!)
Worth knowing
- Dogs
- Not permitted
- Good for a first timer
- No
Camping detail
- Camp type
- developed · backcountry
- Intl tip
- FIRST-COME. The access road is legendarily narrow/winding (~1.5 hrs, 698 curves) — NO RVs/trailers. Marmots eat car wiring in early summer — wrap your undercarriage (locals use tarps). Summer only. World-class hiking/backpacking (Sawtooth, Timber Gap, the lakes). Remote and wild. Arrive early for a site. For the adventurous.
The guide
Mineral King is Sequoia's hidden alpine paradise — a breathtaking glacial valley ringed by 12,000-foot peaks at the end of one …
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to Mineral King (Sequoia backcountry) — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 36.452, -118.596