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Ash Mountain Entrance Station in Sequoia National Park

Entrance station · Sequoia National Park

Ash Mountain Entrance Station

Get your entry settled before the winding climb to the giant sequoias.

Photo: National Park Service
Type
Entrance station
Nearest trail
2.9 mi
Audio stories
6 nearby
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Ash Mountain Historic Entrance Sign

Overview

About Ash Mountain Entrance Station

Why stop

  • Staff provide maps and orientation material at the entrance.

Heads up

  • Entry queues can make arrival timing hard to predict.

Map

Where it is

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Entrance stationAsh Mountain Entrance Station36.48539, -118.83787
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Before you go

8 active Sequoia alerts

  • InfoGenerals Highway weekday hazard-tree removal delaysMentions Generals Highway, referenced in this guideExpect weekday delays of up to 30 minutes total on Generals Highway between Highway 180 and Giant Forest, 8 a.m.–5 p.m., while crews remove hazard trees; the highway remains open.Official details
  • CautionStage 1 fire restrictionsStage 1 fire restrictions are in effect due to high fire danger and catastrophic-wildfire risk; the restrictions reduce the possibility of accidental human-caused fires that could threaten visitors…Official details
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“You're coming up on the historic entrance sign near Ash Mountain, a quick stop for the huge carving in sequoia wood. A paved sidewalk leads from designated parking to the sign and river views.”

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More about Ash Mountain Entrance Station

Get your bearingsAsh Mountain Entrance Station is the staffed entrance on Highway 198 at the Three Rivers edge…

Ash Mountain Entrance Station is the staffed entrance on Highway 198 at the Three Rivers edge of Sequoia. If you’re coming from Visalia, this is likely your first stop inside the parks. Pay the entrance fee or show an interagency pass here; staff provide maps, a park newspaper and orientation material. It’s a vehicle checkpoint, not a walk-around attraction.

Plan for the roadBeyond the station, Generals Highway is narrow and winding.

Beyond the station, Generals Highway is narrow and winding. Vehicles longer than 24 feet aren’t advised between Foothills Visitor Center and Potwisha Campground; vehicles longer than 22 feet aren’t advised from Potwisha to Giant Forest Museum. Entry queues can happen, so leave some slack if you need to meet a timed plan.

Sort essentials before going uphillThere are no gas stations or EV chargers inside the park, and nearby gas stations on…

There are no gas stations or EV chargers inside the park, and nearby gas stations on national-forest land are limited and seasonal. Foothills Visitor Center is about a mile farther along, with trip-planning help, maps and a small park store. Expect cooler weather as the road climbs from foothills into forest.

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Wildlife

Wildlife in Sequoia

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Black Bear691 sightingsBlack BearMost seen around 6 PMSighting mapMountain Lion17 sightingsMountain LionMost seen around 6 AMSighting mapBobcat18 sightingsBobcatMost seen around 7 PMSighting mapCoyote24 sightingsCoyoteMost seen around 7 PMSighting mapGolden Eagle15 sightingsGolden EagleMost seen around 11 AMSighting mapSpotted Owl20 sightingsSpotted OwlMost seen around 7 PMSighting map

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Near Ash Mountain Entrance Station

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Trails nearby

ModeratePotwisha–Hospital Rock Trail4.6 mi · 2.8 hr · 2.9 mi awayA foothill connector to Hospital Rock’s pictographs and mortars.ModerateMarble Falls Trail6.2 mi · 4 hr · 3.3 mi awayA foothill climb to a waterfall spilling over white marble.ChallengingLower Colony Mill Trail to Admiration Point18.1 mi · 10.5 hr · 4.8 mi awayAn 18-mile out-and-back to a marble ledge above Marble Falls.ModerateParadise Creek Trail2 mi · 1.5 hr · 4.8 mi awayA shaded creek walk with waterfalls and pools.

More stops nearby

Sight · 0.2 mi awaySequoia National Park Historic Entrance SignA giant carved welcome sign with a complicated story.Picnic area · 0.8 mi awayFoothills Picnic AreaA handy lunch stop just inside the Ash Mountain entrance.Visitor center · 0.8 mi awayFoothills Visitor CenterA useful first stop for foothills context and ranger advice.Sight · 2.9 mi awayPotwisha Day Use AreaRiver access and overflow parking for Marble Falls hikers.Campground · 3 mi awayPotwisha CampgroundA convenient foothills base; the big sequoias are a drive away.Sight · 4.5 mi awayHospital RockA brief stair climb brings sacred pictographs into view.Sight · 4.7 mi awayAmphitheater PointA roadside pause for Moro Rock before the climb into the groves.Campground · 4.8 mi awayBuckeye Flat CampgroundAn oak-shaded tent campground above the Middle Fork Kaweah.

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