Jennie Lakes Wilderness
No, a permit is not required to visit Jennie Lakes Wilderness. Jennie Lakes Wilderness is a 10,510-acre wilderness area in Tulare County, California. It rises from about 6,634 to 10,343 ft. The nearest town is Hartland, 7 miles away in a straight line.
Jennie Lakes Wilderness map
Jennie Lakes Wilderness boundary from USGS PAD-US or the managing agency, simplified for display. Not for navigation or legal boundaries.
Fire restrictions
Fire restriction orders for this unit are not tracked here yet. Restrictions change with the season, so check the current orders before any campfire, stove or target shooting.
Common questions
- No, a permit is not required to visit Jennie Lakes Wilderness.
- The maximum group size at Jennie Lakes Wilderness is 15.
- Hartland, CA is the nearest town, 7 miles in a straight line from the boundary (not a driving distance).
- The highest ground in Jennie Lakes Wilderness is about 10,343 ft, and its lowest about 6,634 ft (USGS 3DEP elevation model). Its highest named summit is Shell Mountain, about 9,578 ft.
Who manages Jennie Lakes Wilderness
| Agency | Acres | Permit | Group size | Stay limit | Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Service | 10,510 | no permit required. | 15 | Not on record | Hume Lake Ranger District, 559-338-2251 |
Getting to Jennie Lakes Wilderness
- Hartland, CA is the nearest town, 7 miles in a straight line from the boundary (not a driving distance). (US Census places, accessed 2026-09-29)
Trailheads at Jennie Lakes Wilderness
- Stony Creek Trailhead (0.3 mi outside the boundary, 6,521 ft), at 36.6687, -118.8300 (mapped on OpenStreetMap)
- Rowell Meadow Trailhead (0.61 mi outside the boundary, 7,931 ft), at 36.7232, -118.7648
- Marvin Pass Trailhead (0.69 mi outside the boundary, 8,400 ft), at 36.7409, -118.7381 (mapped on OpenStreetMap)
Trailhead locations: Forest Service recreation sites layer , accessed 2026-09-29. Elevations from USGS 3DEP.
Trailheads mapped on OpenStreetMap: © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License , accessed 2026-09-29. The extract used here, with distances from the boundary: osm-trailheads-ca.json. Where an agency layer lists the same trailhead, the agency's point is shown instead.
Named summits, canyons, and springs in Jennie Lakes Wilderness
- Shell Mountain summit
- Jennie Lake lake
Features whose official location is inside the boundary, from the USGS Geographic Names Information System, accessed 2026-09-29. Summit elevations measured on the USGS 3DEP elevation model, which can read a few feet under a surveyed summit height.
Fishing and water
Big Meadows Creek fishing (1 mile outside the boundary): its fishing and stocking record on fishypedia.com.
Public lands next to Jennie Lakes Wilderness
- National forestJennie Lakes Wilderness lies inside Sequoia National Forest.
- Wilderness areaJennie Lakes Wilderness borders Sequoia-Kings Canyon Wilderness.
- Wilderness areaMonarch Wilderness is 3 miles away, straight line between the two boundaries.
Measured between the units' boundaries as mapped in USGS PAD-US. Distances are straight line, not driving.
Other wilderness areas in California
- https://wilderness.net/visit-wilderness/?ID=276 (accessed 2026-09-29)
- https://prd-tnm.s3.amazonaws.com/StagedProducts/Elevation/1/TIFF/current/n37w119/USGS_1_n37w119.tif (accessed 2026-09-29)
- https://prd-tnm.s3.amazonaws.com/StagedProducts/GeographicNames/DomesticNames/DomesticNames_CA_Text.zip (accessed 2026-09-29)
- https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2025_Gazetteer/2025_gaz_place_06.txt (accessed 2026-09-29)
- https://apps.fs.usda.gov/arcx/rest/services/EDW/EDW_InfraRecreationSites_01/MapServer/0 (accessed 2026-09-29)
- https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright (accessed 2026-09-29)