National forest
Sequoia National Forest
Sequoia National Forest covers 314,448 acres across California.
Current notices posted by the managing agency. Checked Sept. 30, 2026.
- Closure: Trail of 100 Giants Boardwalk and Area Closure To provide for public safety and protect natural resources, the following acts are prohibited within the Western Divide Ranger District of the Sequoia National Forest.1. Being on the boardwalk section of the Trail of 100 Giants (Forest Trail No. 31E00) starting at a point approximately one-third… Since April 6, 2026.
- Closure: Miracle Hot Springs Day Use Area Closure To provide for public safety and protect natural resources, going into or being upon National forest System lands within the Miracle Hot Springs Day Use Closure Area is prohibited. Parking along Kern Canyon Road (county route 214) beginning at the eastern edge of Section 15, Township 27 South,… Since Jan. 31, 2025.
Check current closures and fire restrictions for Sequoia National Forest on the managing agency's own page.
Sequoia National Forest map
Sequoia National Forest boundary from USGS PAD-US or the managing agency, simplified for display. Not for navigation or legal boundaries.
Fire restrictions
One fire restriction order is recorded for this unit as of Sept. 30, 2026. Each links the signed order.
- Fire Restrictions - Sequoia National Forest Effective Aug. 11, 2026. To protect natural resources and provide for public safety, the following acts are prohibited within the Sequoia National Forest. 1. Building, maintaining, attending, or using a fire, campfire, or stove fire, except in the designated Campfire Areas listed in Exhibits A or B. 2. Smoking, except…
Common questions
- Sequoia National Forest has 5 district offices: Hume Lake Ranger District in East Kings Canyon Road Dunlap (559-338-2251), Kern River Ranger District - Kernville Office in Kernville Road Kernville (760-376-3781), Kern River Ranger District - Lake Isabella Office in Lake Isabella Boulevard Lake Isabella (760-376-3781), Sequoia National Forest in E. Morton Avenue Porterville (559-784-1500), and Western Divide Ranger District in Springville (559-539-2607).
- Sequoia National Forest is managed through 3 ranger districts: Hume Lake Ranger District, Kern River Ranger District, and Western Divide Ranger District.
Camping on Sequoia National Forest
Fire restrictions change by district and season: check the current alerts and restrictions before you go.
Sequoia National Forest maps
- Interactive forest map from the Forest Service
- Motor Vehicle Use Maps: which roads are open to which vehicles, and so where you can legally drive to a dispersed site
- Forest visitor map
Ranger district offices
| Hume Lake Ranger District | East Kings Canyon Road Dunlap, CA | 559-338-2251 | Monday through Friday, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm |
| Kern River Ranger District - Kernville Office | Kernville Road Kernville, CA | 760-376-3781 | Monday through Friday, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm Memorial - Labor Day weekend 7 days a |
| Kern River Ranger District - Lake Isabella Office | Lake Isabella Boulevard Lake Isabella, CA | 760-376-3781 | Under Construction |
| Sequoia National Forest | E. Morton Avenue Porterville, CA | 559-784-1500 | Monday through Friday: 8:00 am - 4:30 pm |
| Western Divide Ranger District | Springville, CA | 559-539-2607 | Monday through Friday, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm |
Fishing and water
Fishing inside the boundary: Big Meadows Creek fishing , Freeman Creek fishing , Hume Lake fishing , Kern River South Fork fishing , Lake Isabella fishing , with stocking records and species on fishypedia.com.
- Dry Meadow Creek fishing (right at the boundary): its fishing and stocking record on fishypedia.com.
- Pine Flat Reservoir fishing (0.1 miles outside the boundary): its fishing and stocking record on fishypedia.com.
- Hedrick Pond (Redwood Lake) fishing (0.3 miles outside the boundary): its fishing and stocking record on fishypedia.com.
- Balch Park Lake Lower fishing (0.3 miles outside the boundary): its fishing and stocking record on fishypedia.com.
- Balch Park Lake Upper fishing (0.4 miles outside the boundary): its fishing and stocking record on fishypedia.com.
Public lands next to Sequoia National Forest
- Wilderness areaJennie Lakes Wilderness lies inside Sequoia National Forest.
- Wilderness area Most of Domeland Wilderness lies inside Sequoia National Forest.
- Wilderness area Most of Kiavah Wilderness lies inside Sequoia National Forest.
- Wilderness area Most of Monarch Wilderness lies inside Sequoia National Forest.
- National wildlife refugeSequoia National Forest borders Blue Ridge National Wildlife Refuge.
- Wilderness areaSequoia National Forest borders Bright Star Wilderness.
- State parkSequoia National Forest borders Eastern Kern County Onyx Ranch State Vehicular Recreation Area, a state park.
- Wilderness areaSequoia National Forest borders Golden Trout Wilderness.
Measured between the units' boundaries as mapped in USGS PAD-US. Distances are straight line, not driving.
- https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/sequoia/offices (accessed 2026-09-28)
- https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/sequoia (accessed 2026-09-28)