Guidebook for Pinehurst and Sequoia Kings Canyon National Park
Parks & Nature
The giant sequoias are close to Fivespot and Merrynook Cabins - only 20 minutes by car to Grant Grove. Also in this area: the Kings Canyon Visitor Center, a market, restaurant, and post office.
The Grant Tree trail is paved, accessible, and gorgeous. Walk through a fallen sequoia tree! Strain to see the top of the General Grant tree! See the stumps of fallen giants! Marvel at the resilience of a forest that has been on the planet for thousands of years!
Grant Grove
The giant sequoias are close to Fivespot and Merrynook Cabins - only 20 minutes by car to Grant Grove. Also in this area: the Kings Canyon Visitor Center, a market, restaurant, and post office.
The Grant Tree trail is paved, accessible, and gorgeous. Walk through a fallen sequoia tree! Strain to see the top of the General Grant tree! See the stumps of fallen giants! Marvel at the resilience of a forest that has been on the planet for thousands of years!
Drive Highway 180 to Cedar Grove in Kings Canyon for jaw-dropping views, a raging river, a cavern, and much more. Trailheads there lead to Mist Falls, Paradise Valley, and the backcountry.
Cedar Grove Visitor Center
North Side DriveDrive Highway 180 to Cedar Grove in Kings Canyon for jaw-dropping views, a raging river, a cavern, and much more. Trailheads there lead to Mist Falls, Paradise Valley, and the backcountry.
Sequoia National Forest is mostly enclosed by the Sequoia Kings Canyon National Park, and you'll have to pay the National Park entrance fee to gain access to the Forest.
Highlights include Buck Rock Lookout, Big Meadow, Stony Creek (gas and hiking areas), and Hume Lake (gas, store, restaurants, boating, swimming, fishing, hiking).
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Sequoia National Forest
Sequoia National Forest is mostly enclosed by the Sequoia Kings Canyon National Park, and you'll have to pay the National Park entrance fee to gain access to the Forest.
Highlights include Buck Rock Lookout, Big Meadow, Stony Creek (gas and hiking areas), and Hume Lake (gas, store, restaurants, boating, swimming, fishing, hiking).
Giant sequoia trees are incredible, and they are why thousands of people from around the world visit this Park. But it is not nearly as crowded as Yosemite, so it's easy to get close to the giant trees and have your own personal experience with them.
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Sequoia National Park
Giant sequoia trees are incredible, and they are why thousands of people from around the world visit this Park. But it is not nearly as crowded as Yosemite, so it's easy to get close to the giant trees and have your own personal experience with them.
Get 360-degree views from a tiny building on top of a rock outcrop and learn about spotting fires in the forest. A very cool activity for kids and anyone who likes to climb stairs to a very high point in the sky!
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Buck Rock Lookout
Get 360-degree views from a tiny building on top of a rock outcrop and learn about spotting fires in the forest. A very cool activity for kids and anyone who likes to climb stairs to a very high point in the sky!
Hume Lake is a great destination for swimming, fishing, hiking, and boating. Also a draw: restaurants, coffee shop, convenience store, gift store, and gas.
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Hume Lake
Hume Lake is a great destination for swimming, fishing, hiking, and boating. Also a draw: restaurants, coffee shop, convenience store, gift store, and gas.
One of the best short hikes in the Parks, and only about 25 minutes from the cabin. Huge boulders, stately trees, abundant bird life, and 360-degree views from the top!
Buena Vista Peak
One of the best short hikes in the Parks, and only about 25 minutes from the cabin. Huge boulders, stately trees, abundant bird life, and 360-degree views from the top!
A quick hike up a short trail to a powerful waterfall into a granite basin.
Roaring River Falls, Kings Canyon National Park
A quick hike up a short trail to a powerful waterfall into a granite basin.
Right off Highway 180, Grizzly Falls is tall and misty. Watch for a little bird - the American Dipper - fly into and around the falls to its nest! It's almost impossible to believe!
Grizzly Falls Picnic Area
Right off Highway 180, Grizzly Falls is tall and misty. Watch for a little bird - the American Dipper - fly into and around the falls to its nest! It's almost impossible to believe!
Park Rangers are on duty to advise you on the best trails and activities. Check out the historical displays and gift shop too.
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Kings Canyon Visitor Center
83918 CA-180Park Rangers are on duty to advise you on the best trails and activities. Check out the historical displays and gift shop too.
Learn about giant sequoias and the relationships between them, the forest, and we humans. Rangers are on staff to answer your questions.
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Giant Forest Museum
47050 Generals HwyLearn about giant sequoias and the relationships between them, the forest, and we humans. Rangers are on staff to answer your questions.
Visitors are prepared to understand the scale of the General Sherman tree by the thoughtful and effective approach laid out. It's a must-see in these Parks!
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General Sherman Tree
Visitors are prepared to understand the scale of the General Sherman tree by the thoughtful and effective approach laid out. It's a must-see in these Parks!
Crystal Cave is a wonderful experience for everyone. You will have to buy tickets online in advance - no tickets are sold at the Cave.
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Crystal Cave
Crystal Cave is a wonderful experience for everyone. You will have to buy tickets online in advance - no tickets are sold at the Cave.
Food Scene
A short walk from Fivespot and Merrynook, the Pinehurst Lodge is a local hangout with drinks, burgers, and steaks, located in a 115-year-old sawmill building. It's got a jukebox, fireplace, TV, pool table, and deck.
The food and service are not completely reliable, so if you don't like surprises, we wouldn't recommend it. But if you're looking for a very local scene in a unique and historical building, you'll love the Pinehurst Lodge.
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Pinehurst Lodge
53783 CA-245A short walk from Fivespot and Merrynook, the Pinehurst Lodge is a local hangout with drinks, burgers, and steaks, located in a 115-year-old sawmill building. It's got a jukebox, fireplace, TV, pool table, and deck.
The food and service are not completely reliable, so if you don't like surprises, we wouldn't recommend it. But if you're looking for a very local scene in a unique and historical building, you'll love the Pinehurst Lodge.
It's the best restaurant food nearest Fivespot and Merrynook, and a beautiful new LEED-certified building too! Right inside Sequoia Kings Canyon National Park. You will need to pay to enter the Park to eat here.
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Grant Grove Restaurant
83923 CA-180It's the best restaurant food nearest Fivespot and Merrynook, and a beautiful new LEED-certified building too! Right inside Sequoia Kings Canyon National Park. You will need to pay to enter the Park to eat here.
A nice coffee shop with homemade pastries and light breakfast. About 25 minutes from Fivespot and Merrynook.
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Clingans Junction- cabins + coffee
35591 E Kings Canyon RdA nice coffee shop with homemade pastries and light breakfast. About 25 minutes from Fivespot and Merrynook.
Essentials
This store has more food than a usual convenience store, so it's best relied on as a backup to the grocery shopping you should do in the Valley (Fresno or Visalia). It's the closest gas station, about 25 minutes from Fivespot or Merrynook.
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Clingan's Junction Groc
35468 E Kings Canyon RdThis store has more food than a usual convenience store, so it's best relied on as a backup to the grocery shopping you should do in the Valley (Fresno or Visalia). It's the closest gas station, about 25 minutes from Fivespot or Merrynook.
Entertainment & Activities
See big cats from around the world in the unique environment of the Sierra foothills. These animals are beautiful! In Dunlap, about 20 minutes from Fivespot and Merrynook.
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Progetto Sopravvivenza Cat Haven
38257 E Kings Canyon RdSee big cats from around the world in the unique environment of the Sierra foothills. These animals are beautiful! In Dunlap, about 20 minutes from Fivespot and Merrynook.
Chill out when you visit cool Boyden Cavern at the dramatic point where Highway 180 meets the Kings River in Kings Canyon. It's one of our favorite places up here. Check out the Boyden Cavern wood stickers designed by Bachrun in the gift shop!
Boyden Cavern
Chill out when you visit cool Boyden Cavern at the dramatic point where Highway 180 meets the Kings River in Kings Canyon. It's one of our favorite places up here. Check out the Boyden Cavern wood stickers designed by Bachrun in the gift shop!
Sightseeing
A spectacular view awaits you, after many (many!) steps to get there. Buck Rock is an active fire lookout. Staff members can answer your questions and show you how they save our forests from lightning- and human-caused wildfire.
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Buck Rock Lookout
A spectacular view awaits you, after many (many!) steps to get there. Buck Rock is an active fire lookout. Staff members can answer your questions and show you how they save our forests from lightning- and human-caused wildfire.