Western Divide Ranger District

The 319,491-acre Western Divide Ranger District encompasses the southern portion of the Giant Sequoia National Monument and is centrally located in Sequoia National Forest. Visitors don't want to miss meandering along the Trail of 100 Giants, scenic view from the top of Dome Rock, or perhaps a backcountry trip into the Golden Trout Wilderness. 

The district offers nine developed campgrounds (including groups sites), rental cabins, developed day use areas, 296 miles of trails, 338 miles of off-highway vehicle routes that offer miles of winter-time ski or snowmobile routes and much more.

POINTS OF INTEREST 

California Hot Springs Area – CA Hot Springs Resort (private); Leavis Flat Campground; White River Campground; White River and Deer Creek Grove (southernmost grove of giant sequoias)

Camp Nelson Area – Belknap and Coy Flat Campgrounds; Nelson Trail through Belknap, McIntyre and Wheel Meadow Groves; McIntyre and Soda Springs Recreation Residence Tracts; Roger’s Camp Road to Black Mountain Grove, Red Hill Grove, and Windy Gap

Golden Trout Wilderness – Maggie Lakes, Maggie Mountain, Coyote Lakes, Little Kern and Kern Rivers, Little Kern and Kern Lakes, Grey Meadow and Trout Meadow Historic Guard Station Cabins, Silver Knapsack Trail, Farewell Gap and Kern Canyon entrances to Sequoia National Park Wilderness Areas

Great Western Divide – Trail of 100 Giants; Dome Rock; trails to the Needles, Summit National Recreation Trail; Slate Mountain Botanical Area; Quaking Aspen Campground; Quaking Aspen Group Campground; Quaking Aspen Historic Guard Station Rental Cabin; Quaking Aspen Winter Trailhead; Redwood Meadow Campground; Long Meadow Group Campground; Holey Meadow Campground; Upper Peppermint Dispersed Camping Area; Summit, Click’s Creek and Lewis Camp Trailheads to the Golden Trout Wilderness; Golden Trout Wilderness Pack Station. 

Lloyd Meadow Road – George Bush Tree and Freeman Creek Trail; Jerkey Meadow and Forks of the Kern Trailheads leading to the Golden Trout Wilderness; Lower Peppermint Campground; Camp Whitsett Boy Scout Camp; Pyles Boys Camp; Whitewater boating and rafting on the Kern River

Mountain Home Area – Mountain Home, Middle Tule, and Upper Tule Groves of Giant Sequoias; Long Meadow Trail to Redwood Crossing and the Golden Trout Wilderness; Balch Park Pack Station

Portuguese Pass Area – Tobias Peak Fire Lookout; Frog Meadow and Panorama Dispersed Camping Areas; Historic Baker Point Lookout and Baker Point Botanical Area; Sunday Peak Trailhead; Starvation Road leading to the Starvation and Packsaddle Groves

Poso/Sugarloaf Area – Poso Historic Guard Station Rental Cabin; Sugarloaf Winter Trailhead

Tule Canyon – Upper and Lower Coffee Camp Day Use Areas; The Stairs Day Use Area; Wishon Campground; Wishon Rental Cabin, Doyle Springs Trail to Wishon Grove, Fox Farm Road to Alder Creek Grove