Overview
About Powder Can Picnic Area
Why stop
- A handy meal stop for Hume Lake outings.
Heads up
- No potable water at the site.
Map
Where it is
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Before you go
8 active Kings Canyon alerts
- CautionStage 1 fire restrictionsStage 1 fire restrictions are active because high fire danger raises the risk of accidental human-caused fires that could threaten visitors and employees.Official details
- ClosureGrant Grove trails and areas closed for prescribed fireSome trails and areas around Grant Grove and the General Grant Tree are closed during an active prescribed burn; stay out until crews clear hazards and reopen them.Official details
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Kings Canyon Tour Guide
Your drive to Powder Can Picnic Area, narrated.
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Kings Canyon National Park. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
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Hume Lake Village and Powder Can Picnic Area0:00 / 0:32
“You're coming up on Hume Lake Village, a useful lakeside stop for fuel, groceries, or a simple meal. The general store is public, and the Snack Shop serves burgers, milkshakes, and ice cream.”
Plays as you drive up to Powder Can Picnic Area in the Parkwolf Kings Canyon Tour Guide.
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“…The kids and my husband and I all agree that the narration really added to our experience driving through the parks. We learned so much about the history and the flora & fauna.”
Guide
More about Powder Can Picnic Area
A practical meal stop near Hume LakePowder Can is a developed Forest Service picnic area near Hume Lake, in Sequoia National Forest.
Powder Can is a developed Forest Service picnic area near Hume Lake, in Sequoia National Forest. It’s a handy place to sit down for a meal if you’re spending the day in the Hume Lake area. The picnic area is outside Kings Canyon National Park proper, so treat it as a nearby Forest Service stop.
What you’ll findThere are picnic tables, charcoal grills, parking, information boards and a vault toilet.
There are picnic tables, charcoal grills, parking, information boards and a vault toilet. Potable water isn’t available, so bring your own. This is a day-use area, not an overnight stop. Dogs must be on a six-foot leash.
Wildlife
Wildlife in Kings Canyon
227 sightingsBlack BearMost seen around 7 PMSighting map
385 sightingsMule DeerMost seen around 7 PMSighting map
188 sightingsMarmotMost seen around 8 AMSighting map
118 sightingsPikaMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
14 sightingsGolden TroutMost seen around 7 PMSighting map
32 sightingsRainbow TroutMost seen around 7 PMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Kings Canyon. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
