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Do not rely on trail updates in spring, fall, and winter when there are very few rangers in the field. Consider all possibilities before you head out on your trip and check out the Trail Safety page for more information on the potential hazards of wilderness travel. For the most up to date information on frontcountry trails, check in at the visitor center closest to your trailhead. Wilderness permits are required for overnight trips.
Trail conditions will be updated as information is reported by park staff and backcountry users. During fall, winter, and spring seasons, and during periods when our wilderness ranger stations are not staffed, trail conditions reports are received less frequently. If conditions are not available, please speak with a park ranger or the Wilderness Permit Office for more information.
Frontcountry Trails
Giant Forest Trails
05/26/2026 - Open and clear.
Moro Rock
05/26/2026 - Open and clear.
Tokopah Falls
05/26/2026 - A few downed trees on trail.
Muir Grove
05/26/2026 - Open. Hikers may see the impacts of the 2021 KNP Complex Fire in the area, including burned and dead trees. Learn how to stay safe in burned areas.
Dorst - Lost Grove
05/26/2026 Open. Hikers may see the impacts of the 2021 KNP Complex Fire in the area, including burned and dead trees. Learn how to stay safe in burned areas.
Wilderness Trails
High Sierra Trail
10/26/2026 - Water is off at Bearpaw Meadow campground and ranger station. Expect winter conditions.
Twin Lakes Trail
10/26/2026 - East Clover Creek at JO Pass junction is dry. Many downed trees beginning at Cahoon Meadow. Not stock passable. Except winter conditions.
Silliman Pass
10/26/2026 - Expect winter conditions.
Alta Peak Trail
10/26/2026 - Expect winter conditions.
Lakes Trail (Wolverton)
10/26/2026 - Expect winter conditions.
The Watchtower
10/26/2026 - Expect winter conditions.
Tablelands
10/26/2026 - Expect winter conditions.
Colby Pass
10/26/2026 - Expect winter conditions.
Elizabeth Pass
10/26/2026 - Expect winter conditions.
Tamarack Lake
10/26/2026 - Expect winter conditions.
Redwood Meadow
10/26/2026 - Expect winter conditions.
Frontcountry Trails
Marble Falls
03/27/2026 - Clear and open.
Paradise Creek
03/27/2026 - A few downed trees on trail.
Potwisha to Hospital Rock
03/27/2026 - Overgrown and difficult to follow.
Wilderness Trails
Middle Fork Trail
03/27/2026 - Buckeye Flat Campground road is closed, park at Hospital Rock. Open to foot traffic only, no stock. Trail overgrown in some spots. Expect brush and downed trees.
Redwood Meadow
10/26/2026 - Expect winter conditions.
Garfield Grove Trail (South Fork)
07/02/2026 - Two major washouts below Garfield grove that make it impassable to stock travel. Trail is clear of brush and logs up to Garfield grove and open for hikers. Between Garfield Grove to Hocket trail has heavy brush and downed trees, and is difficult to follow.
Ladybug Trail (South Fork)
07/02/2026 - Cleared of downed logs from the trailhead to a little over halfway out.
Lower Colony Mill Trail (North Fork)
10/26/2026 - Overgrown and not maintained. Open to Admiration Point.
Colony Mill Trail (Crystal Cave Road)
10/26/2026 - Closed from Admiration Point to Crystal Cave Road due to impacts from the 2021 KNP Complex Fire.
Mineral King Road is now closed for the season at the park boundary.
10/26/2026 - Many downed trees, not stock passable. Expect winter conditions.
Seville, Ranger, and Lost Lakes and Belle Canyon
10/26/2026 - Expect winter conditions.
Redwood Canyon (Hart Tree, Sugar Bowl, Big Springs)
06/18/2026 - Maintained trail cleared from trailhead down Redwood Creek. Other routes densely overgrown with areas of extreme fire damagedue to impacts from the 2021 KNP Complex Fire.
Marvin Pass
10/26/2026 - Many downed trees, most between Comanche Meadow and Williams Meadow. Not stock passable. Expect winter conditions.
Sugarloaf Valley and Roaring River
10/26/2026 - Expect winter conditions.
Cloud Canyon/Colby Pass
10/26/2026 - Expect winter conditions.
Longley Pass
10/26/2026 - Expect winter conditions.
Deadman Canyon
10/26/2026 - Expect winter conditions.
Weaver Lake: camp at least 100 feet away from lake
10/26/2026 - Expect winter conditions.
Jennie Lake: camp at least 100 feet away from lake
10/26/2026 - Expect winter conditions.
Frontcountry Trails
Hotel Creek to Cedar Grove Overlook
6/01/2026 - Trail clear and visable. Hikers may see the impacts of the 2024 Happy Fire in the area, including burned and dead trees. Learn how to stay safe in burned areas.
Zumwalt Meadow
05/26/2026 - Open
River
05/26/2026 - Open
Cedar Grove North Side
05/26/2026 - Open
Lightning Creek
05/26/2026 - Open
Kanawyer Loop Trail
05/26/2026 - Open. Avalance Creek crossing is insignificant. Bubb's Creel crossing knee deep
Wilderness Trails
Avalanche Pass
10/26/2026 - Expect winter conditions.
Lewis Creek and Kennedy Pass
10/26/2026 - The trail is difficult to follow, and the use of navigational aid is critical to stick to trail corridor. Hikers may see the impacts of the 2024 Happy Fire in the area, including burned and dead trees. Learn how to stay safe in burned areas. Expect winter conditions.
Copper Creek and Granite Pass
10/26/2026 - Expect winter conditions.
Woods Creek / Mist Falls / Paradise Valley (Rae Lakes Loop)
10/26/2026 - Expect winter conditions.
South Fork Kings River Bridge washed out along the Rae Lakes Loop
The South Fork Kings River Bridge above Paradise Valley washed out during the winter of 2016-2017. Construction of a replacement bridge has not begun.
These river crossings can be extremely hazardous. Observe conditions carefully and then evaluate the risk of crossing. Be prepared to turn back. If you hike the Rae Lakes Loop beginning from Bubbs Creek, plan for the possibility that you may have to backtrack to safely reach Cedar Grove.
Note on Upper Paradise Campground - There are multiple trails in the campground area that tend to confuse hikers: one that leads north and three at the suspension bridge, including one that goes due east from there that is not the correct trail. Hikers doing the Rae Lakes Loop want to follow the trail that goes south (downstream) from the suspension bridge. This trail will soon shift to heading in an east/west direction.
Bubbs Creek (Rae Lakes Loop)
10/26/2026 - Expect winter conditions.
Glen Pass (Rae Lakes Loop)
10/26/2026 - Expect winter conditions.
Rae Lakes Basin (Rae Lakes Loop)
10/26/2026 - Expect winter conditions.
Kearsarge Pass
10/26/2026 - Expect winter conditions.
The East Creek Bridge to East Lake
10/26/2026 - Expect winter conditions.
Sixty Lakes Basin
10/26/2026 - Expect winter conditions.
Don Cecil
10/26/2026 - Expect winter conditions.
Sphinx Pass
10/26/2026 - Expect winter conditions.
Kennedy Pass
10/26/2026 - Expect winter conditions.
Wilderness Trails
JMT/PCT - North of Evolution Valley
10/26/2026 - Expect winter conditions.
East Lake
10/26/2026 - Expect winter conditions.
Goddard Canyon
10/26/2026 - Expect winter conditions.
Hell For Sure Pass
10/26/2026 - Overgrown and requires navigational skills to follow. Not recomended for stock. Expect winter conditions.
LeConte Canyon
10/26/2026 - Expect winter conditions.
Tehipite Valley
10/26/2026 - From canyon Rim, trail is brushy and overgrown with multiple downed trees. Some route finding required. Expect winter conditions.
Middle Fork Kings
10/26/2026 - Expect winter conditions.
Roaring River
10/26/2026 - Expect winter conditions.
Bishop Pass/Dusy Basin
10/26/2026 - Expect winter conditions.
Palisade Creek
10/26/2026 - Expect winter conditions.
Evolution Basin
10/26/2026 - Expect winter conditions.
Mather Pass
10/26/2026 - Expect winter conditions.
Darwin/Bench
10/26/2026 - Expect winter conditions.
Piute Pass
10/26/2026 - Expect winter conditions.
Muir Pass
10/26/2026 - Expect winter conditions.
Lamarck Col
10/26/2026 - Expect winter conditions. Navigation skills and off trail experence needed.
Pinchot Pass
10/26/2026 - Expect winter conditions.
Sawmill Pass
10/26/2026 - Expect winter conditions.
Taboose Pass
10/26/2026 - Expect winter conditions. Overgrown and brushy,with creek crossings washed out. Not recomended for stock.
Baxter Pass
10/26/2026 - Expect winter conditions.
Kearsarge Pass
10/26/2026 - Expect winter conditions.
Forester Pass
10/26/2026 - Expect winter conditions.
Harrison Pass
10/26/2026 - Expect winter conditions.
Shepherd Pass
10/26/2026 - Expect winter conditions.
Mount Whitney Trail
10/26/2026 - Expect winter conditions.
Mt Langley
10/26/2026 - Expect winter conditions.
John Muir Trail (JMT)
10/26/2026 - Expect winter conditions.
Army Pass
10/26/2026 - Expect winter conditions.
New Army Pass
10/26/2026 - Expect winter conditions.
Cottonwood Pass
10/26/2026 - Expect winter conditions.
Miter Basin
10/26/2026 - Expect winter conditions.
Kern Canyon
10/26/2026 - Expect winter conditions. Harrison Pass and John Dean Cutoff both overgrown.
