RV C.G near Sequoia + Kings Canyon N.P CA
Looking for a RV C.G with hookups that can accomodate a 30' 5W close to the N.P so we can do some hikes with out a long drive to the trail heads. Thank you
Forum Discussion
Do you want to do some hiking at the higher elevations, and not really care where you are camped?
The Edison company bought out a lumber company in the early 1920's and started developing lakes and hydroelectric systems that are still in use today, and as a part of renewing their water use permits in the 70's, they had to install campgrounds with electric hookups. This would be at Huntington Lake, and Shaver Lake. They are at 5,500 and 6,500 feet elevation respectively, and not really a great place to go this month, due to feet of snow they normally get.
Sequoia NP is around 6,500 feet where the General Grant Grove is located, and would be under some amount of snow all winter. So I am guessing that this request would be for next May when it is warmer?
If you are looking for a place to camp this winter, I would suggest the Escapees park at Coarsegold. It makes a wonderful winter retreat. . . It is near the entrance to Yosemite, not far from Bass Lake, and taking the back roads would be accessible to many great places to hike.
Bass Lake has some Coast To Coast membership parks near or one on it (at least many years ago).
Due to the length of the entrance roads to Kings Canyon, there will always be some distance between any private land and the trail heads of Kings Canyon. Same goes for Sequoia.
Hume Lake was built by a lumber company back in the 1880's for taking out lumber with a flume to Sanger CA. They actually had a sawmill located there, and steam trains running around the forest (hauled into the forest with wooden lumber wagons, as there where no tracks between Sanger and Hume Lake). So there are some privately owned cabins around Hume Lake, and some support RV sites for the workers who live on site in the summer. There is even a gas station there, all on private land surrounded by the National Park.
Good luck,
Fred.
The Edison company bought out a lumber company in the early 1920's and started developing lakes and hydroelectric systems that are still in use today, and as a part of renewing their water use permits in the 70's, they had to install campgrounds with electric hookups. This would be at Huntington Lake, and Shaver Lake. They are at 5,500 and 6,500 feet elevation respectively, and not really a great place to go this month, due to feet of snow they normally get.
Sequoia NP is around 6,500 feet where the General Grant Grove is located, and would be under some amount of snow all winter. So I am guessing that this request would be for next May when it is warmer?
If you are looking for a place to camp this winter, I would suggest the Escapees park at Coarsegold. It makes a wonderful winter retreat. . . It is near the entrance to Yosemite, not far from Bass Lake, and taking the back roads would be accessible to many great places to hike.
Bass Lake has some Coast To Coast membership parks near or one on it (at least many years ago).
Due to the length of the entrance roads to Kings Canyon, there will always be some distance between any private land and the trail heads of Kings Canyon. Same goes for Sequoia.
Hume Lake was built by a lumber company back in the 1880's for taking out lumber with a flume to Sanger CA. They actually had a sawmill located there, and steam trains running around the forest (hauled into the forest with wooden lumber wagons, as there where no tracks between Sanger and Hume Lake). So there are some privately owned cabins around Hume Lake, and some support RV sites for the workers who live on site in the summer. There is even a gas station there, all on private land surrounded by the National Park.
Good luck,
Fred.
