Getting there
Ten Mile Road is unmaintained in winter; the published campground directions say only four-wheel-drive vehicles can reach it then. Check current road conditions before heading out.
Overview
About Ten Mile Campground
Why stop
- Creekside setting with fishing access beneath tall conifers.
Heads up
- Potable water is unconfirmed; winter road access needs four-wheel drive.
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Where it is
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Before you go
Getting there
8 active Kings Canyon alerts
- ClosureGrant Grove trails and areas closed for prescribed fireMentions Grant Grove, referenced in this guideSome 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
- 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
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Kings Canyon Tour Guide
Your drive to Ten Mile Campground, narrated.
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A Ride in the Lumber Flume0:00 / 0:30
“Ten Mile Creek once had an unusual transport route alongside it: a flume carrying lumber down from the mountains.”
Plays on the road 0.1 mi from Ten Mile Campground in the Parkwolf Kings Canyon Tour Guide.
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Guide
More about Ten Mile Campground
A small creekside campgroundTen Mile Campground is a Forest Service campground at 5,294 feet, beside Ten Mile Creek under…
Ten Mile Campground is a Forest Service campground at 5,294 feet, beside Ten Mile Creek under sequoias and Jeffrey pines. It is five miles from Hume Lake and ten from Grant Grove Visitor Center, so it works as a simple base in the Hume Lake road corridor. The creek, fishing access and forest setting are the draw.
What to expectThe campground has tent-only sites and spaces for RVs and trailers, plus seasonal vault or…
The campground has tent-only sites and spaces for RVs and trailers, plus seasonal vault or composting toilets, picnic tables, a grill, parking and animal-safe food storage. A potable-water supply is not confirmed, and campers report there is none, so arrive with drinking water. Reservations are available through Recreation.gov.
The creek's logging historyIn 1910, Hume Bennett Mill built a 59-mile flume from Hume Lake down Tenmile Creek to the Kings…
In 1910, Hume Bennett Mill built a 59-mile flume from Hume Lake down Tenmile Creek to the Kings River, joining an older flume route toward Sanger. This stretch was so steep that only a few people rode the flumes down it, and remnants remain in some places.
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.
