NPS / Hayley Renee Cornell Morton General RestrictionsTraveling With Stock
Party Size
Grazing
Stock Camping
Wilderness Permit ConditionsDefinition of Terms
Special Stock Use and Grazing Restrictions for 2026March 26, 2026The following temporary closures, use limits, and permit conditions for the use of stock have been established by the Superintendent for resource protection under the authority in 36 CFR 1.5 and 2.16. Unless otherwise restricted, stock parties may camp in areas that are temporarily closed to grazing but are required to either hold and feed their animals or graze them in other sites in the area that are open to grazing. 39-2 Big Pete MeadowOne night limit with a maximum of six stock total from all parties combined. Open to hand grazing only to keep stock on one side or the other of the main channel (west of the stock camp) to prevent stock from crossing the creek and causing further streambank erosion. Animals must be high-lined in camp when not being hand grazed. 39-3 Little Pete MeadowOne night limit to camping and grazing to allow for the recovery of vegetation from past grazing and drought impacts. 42-1 Dusy Creek MeadowOpen for parties with a maximum of eight stock to minimize further erosion to streambanks from stock accessing water in creek and to adjust party size to the current size of the stock camp, which has been reduced due to avalanche debris from 2023. Stock users are advised to pack supplemental feed when camping here due to avalanche debris blocking all access to forage. 45-1 Palisade LakesTotal grazing limited to eighteen stock nights. One-night limit to camping and grazing. The area within 0.25 miles (0.4 km) of the lower Palisade Lake outlet is open to private stock parties only. The stock camp at the upper lake is open; however, stock users are strongly encouraged to consider 39-8 Deer Meadow or 46-1 Upper Basin Meadows as alternatives when planning trips in this area. These limits are recommended to reduce further stock impacts to wetlands near the lower lake outlet and allow for recovery of the 2021 impacts to meadow and lakeshore vegetation and soils near the upper lake. 66-3 Junction Meadow (Bubbs Creek)Lower (66-3.1) and upper (66-3.2) meadows may open to grazing on different dates. The lower meadow is open grazing only by hand or with a portable electric fence. Total grazing limited to 50 stock nights in the lower meadow and 32 nights in the upper meadow. Concessionaire limited to total grazing of 50 stock nights across both meadows. Commercial Use Authorization permit holders are prohibited from grazing at Junction Meadow (Bubbs Creek). 81-2.1 Wallace Creek-JMT Junction and 81-2.2 Wallace Creek MeadowsOpen to hand grazing only to prevent stock from drifting into the portion of 81-2.2 Wallace Creek Meadows with lasting impacts from 2020 to allow for further recovery of soils and vegetation and reduce future impacts to other perennially wet areas in 81-2.2 Wallace Creek Meadow. Animals must be high-lined in camp when not being hand grazed. 83-4 Upper Crabtree MeadowTotal grazing limited to 70 stock nights to allow for further recovery of meadow vegetation from past drought, flooding, and grazing impacts. Consider 83-8 Sandy Meadow as an alternative forage area. 85-8.1 Rock Creek Lake MeadowOpen to hand grazing, hobbling lead animal, or use of electric fence to prevent drift-related meadow impacts to 85-8.2 Rock Creek Stringer Meadow. Animals must be high-lined in camp when not being hand grazed. 85-8.2 Rock Creek Stringer MeadowTemporarily closed to grazing and camping by stock parties to allow for recovery of meadow soils and vegetation from ongoing stock impacts while closed, including 2025 impacts related to drift from 85-8.1 Rock Creek Lake Meadow. Kern Canyon MeadowsIn order to limit the spread of the invasive non-native velvetgrass (Holcus lanatus), grazing on the floor of the Kern Canyon is temporarily restricted as follows: Kern Ranger Station to south of Lower Funston Meadow: All areas on the floor of the Kern Canyon between the park boundary at the Kern Ranger Station to south of 86-5 Lower Funston Meadow are closed to grazing, except for the administrative pastures at 86-7 Lewis Camp. Camping with stock in these areas is allowed if animals are confined and fed. 86-6 Rattlesnake Camp/River Pasture and 86-8 Kern Ranger Station Small Pasture are closed to all grazing. Lower Funston Meadow to Kern-Kaweah River: Grazing of areas on the floor of the Kern Canyon between 86-5 Lower Funston Meadow and the Kern-Kaweah River are limited to parties accessing the canyon from the west (Mineral King, Giant Forest, or Roaring River), north, or east (Golden Trout Creek). Parties passing through the USFS lands to the south of the park and entering the canyon are required to confine and feed their animals once velvet grass begins flowering. This restriction includes 82-1 Junction Meadow, 86-1 Kern Bridge Camp/The Maze, 86-2 Upper Funston Meadow, 86-3 Big Arroyo Confluence, 86-4 Twenty-one Inch Camp, and 86-5 Lower Funston Meadow. Grazing at 86-2 Upper Funston Meadow and 86-5 Lower Funston Meadow is reserved for commercial and private groups. 
2025 Sequoia Stock Use Grazing Map
2025 Sequoia Stock Use Grazing Map 
2025 Kings Canyon Stock Use Grazing Map
2025 Kings Canyon Stock Use Grazing Map
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Last updated: April 6, 2026