Mark Blevins On this page, you will find the most recent trail conditions that are available to park staff. Recent wildfires throughout the parks have created tree hazards and other safety concerns for hiking in burned areas. You can help us by sending an email to report trail conditions. For more information please call the Wilderness Office at (559) 565-3766. For snowpack data, visit the California Department of Water Resources snow survey website. Trail Conditions by District 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 TrailsGiant Forest Trails11/20/2025 - Expect winter conditions. Moro Rock11/20/2025 - Expect winter conditions. Tokopah Falls11/20/2025 - Expect winter conditions. Muir Grove11/20/2025 - Expect winter conditions. 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 Grove11/20/2025 - Expect winter conditions. 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 TrailsHigh Sierra Trail11/20/2025 - Expect winter conditions. 11/20/2025 - Expect winter conditions. Silliman Pass11/20/2025 - Expect winter conditions. Alta Peak Trail11/20/2025 - Expect winter conditions. Lakes Trail (Wolverton)11/20/2025 - Expect winter conditions. Several large trees down along trail. The Watchtower11/22/2025 -Closed for the season. Tablelands11/20/2025 - Expect winter conditions. Colby Pass11/20/2025 - Expect winter conditions. Elizabeth Pass11/20/2025 - Expect winter conditions. Tamarack Lake11/20/2025 - Expect winter conditions. Frontcountry TrailsMarble Falls6/20/2024 - Open for the season. Paradise Creek6/20/2024 - Open for the season. Potwisha to Hospital Rock6/20/2024 - Open for the season. Wilderness TrailsMiddle Fork Trail11/20/2025 - Buckeye Flat Campground road is closed, park at Hospital Rock. Open to foot traffic only, no stock. Trail overgrown in some spots. Redwood Meadow11/20/2025 - Expect winter conditions.Garfield Grove Trail (South Fork)11/20/2025 - Expect winter conditions. Ladybug Trail (South Fork)11/20/2025 - Expect winter conditions. Lower Colony Mill Trail (North Fork)11/20/2025- Overgrown and not maintained. Open to Admiration Point. Colony Mill Trail (Crystal Cave Road)11/20/2025 - Closed from Admiration Point to Crystal Cave Road due to impacts from the 2021 KNP Complex Fire. Frontcountry TrailsCold Springs Nature Trail11/20/2025 - Expect winter conditions. Wilderness TrailsBig Arroyo/Kern Canyon11/20/2025 - Expect winter conditions. Moraine Lake Area11/20/2025 - Expect winter conditions. Paradise Ridge Trail11/20/2025 - Expect winter conditions. Timber Gap11/20/2025 - Expect winter conditions. Tar Gap/Atwell-Hocket Trails11/20/2025 - Expect winter conditions. Black Rock Pass11/20/2025 - Expect winter conditions. Sawtooth Pass and Monarch Lake11/20/2025 - Expect winter conditions. Farewell Gap11/20/2025 - Expect winter conditions. Franklin Lakes and Franklin Pass11/20/2025 - Expect winter conditions. White Chief, Eagle Lake, and Mosquito Lakes11/20/2025 - Expect winter conditions. Atwell-Hockett Trail11/20/2025 - Expect winter conditions. Hockett Meadows Area11/20/2025 - Expect winter conditions. Soda Creek Trail11/20/2025 - Expect winter conditions. Frontcountry TrailsGrant Grove Trails11/20/2025 - Expect winter conditions. Panoramic Point11/20/2025 - Road Closed. Expect winter conditions. Wilderness TrailsBig Meadows Road (14S11)11/14/2025 - Closed Rowell Meadow Road (13S14)11/14/2025 - Closed JO Pass11/20/2025 - Expect winter conditions. Seville, Ranger, and Lost Lakes and Belle Canyon11/20/2025 - Expect winter conditions. Redwood Canyon (Hart Tree, Sugar Bowl, Big Springs)11/20/2025 - Remains closed due to impacts from the 2021 KNP Complex Fire. Marvin Pass11/20/2025 - Expect winter conditions. Sugarloaf Valley and Roaring River11/20/2025 - Expect winter conditions. Cloud Canyon/Colby Pass11/20/2025 - Expect winter conditions. Longley Pass11/20/2025 - Expect winter conditions. Deadman Canyon11/20/2025 - Expect winter conditions. Weaver Lake: camp at least 100 feet away from lake11/20/2025 - Expect winter conditions. Jennie Lake: camp at least 100 feet away from lake11/20/2025 - Expect winter conditions. Frontcountry TrailsHotel Creek to Cedar Grove Overlook11/20/2025 - Expect winter conditions. 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 Meadow11/20/2025 - Expect winter conditions. River11/20/2025 - Expect winter conditions. Cedar Grove North Side11/20/2025 - Expect winter conditions. Lightning Creek11/20/2025 - Expect winter conditions. Kanawyer Loop Trail11/20/2025 - Expect winter conditions. Wilderness TrailsAvalanche Pass11/20/2025 - Expect winter conditions. 11/20/2025 - Expect winter conditions. 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. Copper Creek and Granite Pass11/20/2025 - Expect winter conditions. Woods Creek / Mist Falls / Paradise Valley (Rae Lakes Loop)11/20/2025 - Expect winter conditions. 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. Bubbs Creek (Rae Lakes Loop)11/20/2025 - Expect winter conditions. Glen Pass (Rae Lakes Loop)11/20/2025 - Expect winter conditions. Rae Lakes Basin (Rae Lakes Loop)11/20/2025 - Expect winter conditions. Kearsarge Pass11/20/2025 - Expect winter conditions. The East Creek Bridge to East Lake11/20/2025 - Expect winter conditions. Sixty Lakes Basin11/20/2025 - Expect winter conditions. Don Cecil11/20/2025 - Expect winter conditions. Sphinx Pass11/20/2025 - Expect winter conditions.Wilderness TrailsJMT/PCT - North of Evolution Valley11/20/2025 - Expect winter conditions. East Lake11/20/2025 - Expect winter conditions. Goddard Canyon11/20/2025 - Expect winter conditions.LeConte Canyon11/20/2025 - Expect winter conditions. Tehipite Valley11/20/2025 - Expect winter conditions. Middle Fork Kings11/20/2025 - Expect winter conditions. Roaring River11/20/2025 - Expect winter conditions. Bishop Pass/Dusy Basin11/20/2025 - Expect winter conditions. Palisade Creek11/20/2025 - Expect winter conditions. Evolution Basin11/20/2025 - Expect winter conditions. Mather Pass11/20/2025 - Expect winter conditions. Darwin/Bench11/20/2025 - Expect winter conditions. Piute Pass11/20/2025 - Expect winter conditions. Muir Pass11/20/2025 - Expect winter conditions. Lamarck Col11/20/2025 - Expect winter conditions. Pinchot Pass11/20/2025 - Expect winter conditions. Sawmill Pass11/20/2025 - Expect winter conditions. Taboose Pass11/20/2025 - Expect winter conditions. Baxter Pass11/20/2025 - Expect winter conditions. Kearsarge Pass11/20/2025 - Expect winter conditions. Forester Pass11/20/2025 - Expect winter conditions. Harrison Pass11/20/2025 - Expect winter conditions. Shepherd Pass11/20/2025 - Expect winter conditions. Mount Whitney Trail11/20/2025 - Expect winter conditions. Mt Langley11/20/2025 - Expect winter conditions. John Muir Trail (JMT)11/20/2025 - Expect winter conditions. Army Pass11/20/2025 - Expect winter conditions. New Army Pass11/20/2025 - Expect winter conditions. Cottonwood Pass11/20/2025 - Expect winter conditions. Miter Basin11/20/2025 - Expect winter conditions. Kern Canyon11/20/2025 - Expect winter conditions. Guyot Pass11/20/2025 - Expect winter conditions. Rock Creek11/20/2025 - Expect winter conditions. Siberian Pass11/20/2025 - Expect winter conditions. Siberian Outpost11/20/2025 - Expect winter conditions. 
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Last updated: November 24, 2025