Must-see hotels in Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks

  • Sequoia High Sierra Camp

    Kings Canyon National Park

    A mile's hike deep into the Sequoia National Forest, this off-the-grid, all-inclusive resort is nirvana for those who don’t think luxury camping is an…

  • Pear Lake Ski Hut

    Sequoia National Park

    Backcountry experts who aren’t intimidated by a steep 6-mile, cross-country ski or snowshoe trek climbing 2000ft can enter the lottery (held in early…

  • Bearpaw High Sierra Camp

    Sequoia National Park

    An 11.3-mile hike east of Crescent Meadow on the High Sierra Trail, this canvas-tent village at 7800ft is ideal for exploring the backcountry without…

  • Wuksachi Lodge

    Sequoia National Park

    Built in 1999, Wuksachi Lodge is the park's most upscale option. But don’t get too excited: the wood-paneled atrium lobby has an inviting stone fireplace…

  • Buckeye Flat Campground

    Sequoia National Park

    This well-maintained, well-shaded, tent-only campground is off Generals Hwy about 6 miles northeast of the Ash Mountain Entrance, down a winding road that…

  • Silver City Mountain Resort

    Sequoia National Park

    The only food-and-lodging option anywhere near these parts, this rustic, old-fashioned place rents everything from cute and cozy 1950s-era cabins to…

  • South Fork Campground

    Sequoia National Park

    Remote, little-used, tent-only campground on the river. It's 13 miles from Three Rivers at the end of a beautiful, but slightly hair-raising drive. The…

  • Grant Grove Cabins

    Kings Canyon National Park

    Set amid towering sugar pines, the accommodations here include aging tent-top shacks, rustic camp cabins with electricity and outdoor wood-burning stoves,…

  • Cold Springs Campground

    Sequoia National Park

    A short walk from the ranger station, Cold Springs has 40 sites (nine walk-in sites) and is a peaceful, creek-side location with ridge views and a…

  • Lodgepole Campground

    Sequoia National Park

    Closest to the Giant Forest area, with more than 200 closely packed sites, this place fills quickly because of its proximity to Kaweah River swimming…

  • Hume Lake Campground

    Kings Canyon National Park

    Almost always full yet still managing a laid-back atmosphere, this campground operated by California Land Management offers almost 65 relatively uncrowded…

  • Three Rivers Hideaway

    Sequoia National Park

    This friendly campground, right outside the Ash Mountain Entrance to Sequoia park, is one of the best options in the area. It has free showers, clothes…

  • Sequoia Village Inn

    Sequoia National Park

    These nine cottages, cabins and chalets (most with kitchens and the rest with kitchenettes) border the park and are great for families or groups. Most…

  • Tenmile Campground

    Kings Canyon National Park

    A forested campground another 1.5 miles uphill from Landslide Campground in the Sequoia National Forest with 11 sites. Reservations may be available in…

  • Big Meadows Guard Station

    Kings Canyon National Park

    This restored 1930s USFS patrol station built by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) sleeps six people and offers a rustic stay. Around 4 miles east of…

  • Sentinel Campground

    Kings Canyon National Park

    Sentinel is Cedar Grove’s busiest and most centrally located campground, near the visitor center and campfire ranger programs (open in summer only)…

  • John Muir Lodge

    Kings Canyon National Park

    An atmospheric building hung with historical black-and-white photographs, this is a place to lay your head and still feel like you’re in the forest. Wide…

  • Moraine Campground

    Kings Canyon National Park

    The 121 well-spaced, but often sunny and exposed, sites open intermittently as overflow space is needed near Cedar Grove (eg on summer weekends and…

  • Sunset Campground

    Kings Canyon National Park

    Grant Grove's biggest campground has 157 sites and is a short five-minute walk from the village. Sites are set among evergreen trees. Ranger campfire…

  • Buckeye Tree Lodge

    Sequoia National Park

    Sit out on your grassy back patio or perch on the balcony and watch the river ease through a maze of boulders. Fairly generic motel rooms, one with a…

  • Princess Campground

    Kings Canyon National Park

    Just off the scenic byway and only a few miles from Hume Lake, almost 90 reservable sites border a pretty meadow, with sequoia stumps at the registration…

  • Atwell Mill Campground

    Sequoia National Park

    Smaller and quieter than elsewhere, Atwell Mill has 21 sites scattered under a shaded forest canopy on the Kaweah River, inside a sequoia grove that was…

  • Stony Creek Campground

    Sequoia National Park

    A mile north of the national park boundary near Stony Creek Lodge, this forest campground operated by California Land Management fills with families in…

  • Potwisha Campground

    Sequoia National Park

    Popular campground with decent shade near swimming spots on the Kaweah River. It’s 3 miles northeast of the Ash Mountain Entrance, with 42 sites. There's…

  • Upper Stony Creek Campground

    Sequoia National Park

    With around 25 sites (11 reservable), this primitive campground, accessed off Generals Hwy via unpaved roads in Sequoia National Forest, feels less…

  • Landslide Campground

    Kings Canyon National Park

    Nine primitive but spacious woody campsites (only six tent sites) are a few miles uphill from Hume Lake in the Giant Sequoia National Monument (elevation…

  • Lamp Liter Inn

    Sequoia National Park

    It could be a run-of-the-mill, two-story courtyard motel, but this family-owned establishment surprises with its spotlessly clean, if dated, rooms and…

  • Azalea Campground

    Kings Canyon National Park

    Among stands of evergreens, the nicest of the 110 sites at this busy campground border a green meadow. It's off Generals Hwy; General Grant Grove is a…

  • DNC Parks & Resorts

    Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks

    Delaware North is the concessionaire operating lodges and other services in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, including Grant Grove Cabins and…

  • Big Meadows Campground

    Kings Canyon National Park

    Over 40 primitive campsites here are spacious, shady and often peaceful. Though there’s no potable water, a creek is nearby. The campground is less than 5…

  • Crystal Springs Campground

    Kings Canyon National Park

    At the smallest campground in the Grant Grove area, off Generals Hwy, 14 mid-sized group sites and 36 standard camp sites are available. It also has…

  • Sheep Creek Campground

    Kings Canyon National Park

    Just a short walk west of the visitor center and village, Cedar Grove’s second-biggest campground, with 111 sites, has shady waterfront loops that are…

  • Cedar Grove Lodge

    Kings Canyon National Park

    The only indoor sleeping option in the canyon, this riverside lodge offers 21 motel-style rooms. Three ground-floor rooms with shady furnished patios have…

  • Buck Rock Campground

    Kings Canyon National Park

    A handful of primitive first-come, first-serve campsites (no water) are hidden near a fire lookout at an elevation of 7600ft, deep in the forest in the…

  • Convict Flat Campground

    Kings Canyon National Park

    Five secluded, primitive sites near Yucca Point in the Sequoia National Forest with tree-sheltered views of cliffs deep inside Kings Canyon. Offers vault…

  • Stony Creek Lodge

    Sequoia National Park

    About halfway between Grant Grove Village and Giant Forest, this wood-and-stone lodge has a big river-rock fireplace in its lobby and 11 aging motel rooms…

  • Horse Camp

    Kings Canyon National Park

    Primitive forest campground (no water) used exclusively for horse camping. It's situated at around 7000ft elevation and has half a dozen horse corrals for…

  • NPS & USFS Campgrounds

    Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks

    Reservation service for many of the campgrounds in the parks.

  • Horse Creek Campground

    Sequoia National Park

    At Lake Kaweah, about 20-minutes' drive from Sequoia National Park, this developed family campground has all the amenities, including warm showers, water…