Sequoia NF / Kern Plateau

Sequoia National Forest and Giant Sequoia National Monument — Kern Plateau, Kern River corridor, and the Greenhorn Mountains. Giant sequoia groves, Jeffrey pine, sugar pine, white fir, incense cedar. Kernville, Lake Isabella, Ponderosa. Fall chanterelle, matsutake, hedgehog, and black trumpet after Pacific storms; king boletes under mixed conifer.

Trees:Giant Sequoia Sugar Pine Jeffrey Pine

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Updated Apr 19, 6:22 PM MT

Foraging Potential95/100

✅Moisture

✅Soil Temp

✅No Freeze

✅No Drought

Precip 7d

0.35"

Precip 14d

0.70"

Soil Temp

52°F

SWE

Snow Water Equivalent — how much water is in the snowpack vs. normal. Declining SWE means snowmelt is adding moisture to the soil.

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Nearby Camping

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Brush Creek Campground

developed

~2.6 mi from center

Brush Creek Dispersed Camping

developed

USFS~2.7 mi from centerFee required/night

Sequoia National Forest

Sequoia NF / Kern Plateau

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Nearby Camping

Brush Creek Campground

Brush Creek Dispersed Camping

Limestone Campground

Dispersed camping area 5

Lower Peppermint Campground

Long Meadow Group Campground

LONG MEADOW GROUP

Fairview Campground

Redwood Meadow Campground

REDWOOD MEADOW

Calkins Flat Dispersed Campground

Upper Peppermint Dispersed Area

Upper Peppermint Dispersed Area

Chamise Flat Campground

Holey Meadow Campground

QUAKING ASPEN

Quaking Aspen Campground

Gold Ledge Campground

Goldledge Campground

Frog Meadow Campground

Horse Meadow Campground

Horse Meadow Campground

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