CampgroundHidden gem
Hume Lake Campground
Hume Lake, California
Forest Service lakeside camp near Kings Canyon, with swimming, paddling and a short drive to the giant sequoias.
- Price
- About US$36-71 per night
- Booking
- Book ahead
- Time to allow
- 2 hours
- Sites
- 68
Hume Lake sits at about 5,200 ft in the Sequoia National Forest, a few miles off the Kings Canyon Scenic Byway. The lake is good for swimming and non-motorised paddling, and Grant Grove and General Grant Tree are about 15 minutes away. It makes a calmer alternative to the park campgrounds.
Good to know
- Combine with Grant Grove and the Kings Canyon byway
- Summer weekends are busy, book early
- Keep food in the bear boxes
- Best time
- Summer weekdays
- Open
- Late spring to early autumn (snow closes access)
- Getting there
- Paved forest road off the Kings Canyon Scenic Byway
- Vehicles
- Campervans fine
- Dogs
- Dogs on a lead
Facilities
- Fire pits
- Picnic tables
- Toilets
- Drinking water
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