Explore the most popular Nature Trips trails in Kings Canyon National Park with hand-curated trail maps and driving directions as well as detailed reviews and photos from hikers, campers and nature lovers like you.
As of 2/22/20 the snow is really starting to melt. The road to the panoramic ridge is still closed. But able to hike without snowshoes. But if you want to continue to the fire outlook you will need snowshoes.
Nice little trail with snow and great views at the bottom (1/2 ways through loop) Our dog loved it!
Its a peaceful short trail that i believe can be done by anyone. i was having troubles with my signal so the recording is a little glitchy. if there is snow when you go it may be a little difficult to keep track of the trail.
very nice, a few people, ice patch, little slippery. wasn't too cold kid friendly.
Beautiful hike!! The access road to trailhead was not something I I would try in a golf (adding 4 total miles to hike). The access road was very icy for the first 1/4 of the mile after that it is drivable. Anyways back to the hike! Enter though a stand of sequoias that follows through to the top of the mountain. The trees are amazing, but we did have to hike around some blow down trees on the trail. The hike has great Mountain View and finishes off following the creek at the bottom of the mountain. Be on the lookout for bears! We saw lots of bear poop.
The road that leads you out here is closed in winter so we were not able to make it to the trailhead during February.
Great first hike. Whole lot less icy then expected. Some small down tress and limbs on the trail. Overall not bad
This isn’t my favorite hike style. This is a loop that descends before it ascends. It was very pretty on a warming winter day. Some ice and snow on the trail but snowshoes or crampons were not necessary. And definitely not enough snow to ski. Very similar to Tuolumne Grove Trail in Yosemite. But with less people!
Oh my! No people at all mid week in February! Paved trail with some snow and ice patches. Very kid friendly. We also saw does.
My first backpacking trip.it got me hook into backpacking. Adventure!
Giant redwoods and ferns cover the trail. Very quiet and not easy to reach. Great half day trip
January 31 - this trail starts at the grant grove visitor center, the road is closed right now due to snow. We hiked up the road, then used snowshoes from panoramic point to the fire lookout. Making it a 10 mile round trip. Beautiful view from panoramic point, along the ride and fire lookout.
This is a great beginning snowshoe! But the winter miles are far different from the summer. In the winter you will need to snowshoe the road so it will be about 5.5 miles not .5 miles and a bit more elevation gain. It’s worth it. The views are great!
Easy walk.
3/5 stars just because this trail felt like the same, but less magnificent than an average hike in Sequoia Ntl Park (that we hiked in the same morning). The trail was REALLY well maintained by previous snowshoers & skiers. Kings Canyon Ntl Park’s official “winter hiking trails” map ($1.99) was 100% useless in that it didn’t accurately represent -!) of the winter trails - this was supposed to be the winter version of the “General Grant Trail”. Ask a Ranger in the Azalea campground/General Grant parking lot & they’ll give you an excellent breakdown of signage to follow to stay on the trail in the winter conditions. We needed to use our snowshoes for this hike, our crampons didn’t provide enough flotation!
short walk to a cool waterfall. worth checking it out.
The trail was nice, complete with a couple of beautiful mountain range views and tons of giant sequoia. The only major negative was the bugs. They were non-stop the entire time. With bug spray it would have been fine — come prepared and you’ll love it.
Beautiful view, gorgeous sunset. Keep walking until there no where else to go
Beautiful short trail for the family. Due to wash out from the King’s River, the meadow is closed to hikers.
Great trail. The trees are amazing. Not crowded at all this time of year. The way there is easy and the way back is about moderate. Lots of loose rocks and gravel so watch your step. Listening to the creek is super relaxing. We ate lunch at the creek and chilled for a bit before heading back. Just an FYI the road to the trailhead is a dirt road. Kind of bumpy but accessible for all vehicles. It was pretty chilly in the morning but warmed up at the end. Layer up and you’ll be good. Most of the trail is shady.
