Generals Highway is closed between the junction with Wolverton Road and Montecito Sequoia Lodge. This is a normal winter closure due to snow and ice accumulation. This section of the highway is expected to reopen March 21.
Crescent Meadow Road and Moro Rock Loop Road Closed For the Season Due To Snow Accumulation
The roads are closed to vehicle traffic for the winter season, but will remain open to winter recreation such as hiking, snowshoeing, and cross-country skiing. Roads will reopen in spring when the snow melts.
Highway 180 Access To Cedar Grove Area of Kings Canyon National Park Closed For the Season
Highway 180 is closed east of Hume Lake Road for the winter season. Cedar Grove is not accessible. This section of road typically reopens in late April.
The portion of Mineral King Road inside Sequoia National Park is closed for the winter season to the general public. The road typically reopens in May on the Wednesday before Memorial Day, but could be later depending on conditions.
Several Small Roads Closed Due to Roadway Damage Or Snow Accumulation
These roads are closed due to roadway damage during past storm events or due to snow accumulation: Crystal Cave Rd, Middle Fork Rd, Redwood Canyon Rd, South Fork Rd, Panoramic Point Rd, Main Sherman Tree Parking, lower parking lot at Giant Forest Museum More
Fire History of Lodgepole Pine on Chagoopa Plateau
Fire History of Lodgepole Pine on Chagoopa Plateau, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks.
Anthony C. Caprio, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, 47050 Generals Highway, Three Rivers, CA 93271, USA; ph: (559) 565-3126; email: e-mail us.
Information on the role of pre-20th century fire in lodgepole-pine forests of the southern Sierra Nevada is limited. To answer questions about changes in fire regimes with Euro-American settlement, fire occurrence patterns were reconstructed from a series of sites across Chagoopa Plateau in predominantly lodgepole-pine forest with interspered meadows. Temporal and spatial patterns of past fires were compared among 17 sites, particularly the relative differences between meadow and non-meadow sites. Thirteen fire dates were recorded between 1549 and 2000. Before 1860, fire events showed mixed degrees of synchronization among sites with widespread fires in 1751, 1815, and 1846, while other dates were recorded only at single locations. Of particular interest, was a cluster of 1880s fire dates at some meadow sites, suggesting the influence of Euro-American shepherds.