Best time to go
The lodge and its food and market services usually run from May into early October. If you’re counting on a meal or fuel here, check what’s open before you set out; weather and road conditions can affect hours.
Overview
About Stony Creek Village
Why stop
- Convenient food, fuel and lodging on the through-park drive.
Heads up
- Lodge and food services are seasonal.
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- 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
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Sequoia Tour Guide
Your drive to Stony Creek Village, narrated.
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Sequoia 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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Lost Grove0:00 / 0:15
“Lost Grove is coming up, with giant sequoias just beyond the roadside fence. Stop for a few minutes if you'd like to see big trunks without a hike. An entrance station once stood here.”
Plays on the road 1.2 mi from Stony Creek Village in the Parkwolf Sequoia Tour Guide.
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More about Stony Creek Village
A useful stop on the mountain driveStony Creek Village is a small service cluster on the Generals Highway in Sequoia National…
Stony Creek Village is a small service cluster on the Generals Highway in Sequoia National Forest, along the road between the Sequoia and Kings Canyon areas. It’s a practical place to break up the drive with food, fuel, a market or a bed, rather than a stop for one main trail or viewpoint. It sits on U.S. Forest Service land outside Sequoia National Park.
Food, fuel and a roomStony Creek Lodge is an 11-room rustic lodge with private baths.
Stony Creek Lodge is an 11-room rustic lodge with private baths. Its small restaurant serves pizza, and the market has snacks and gifts; a self-service gas station is part of the cluster. Nearby Stony Creek campgrounds are separate places, so don’t assume their facilities are part of the village stop.
Wildlife
Wildlife in Sequoia
691 sightingsBlack BearMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
17 sightingsMountain LionMost seen around 6 AMSighting map
18 sightingsBobcatMost seen around 7 PMSighting map
24 sightingsCoyoteMost seen around 7 PMSighting map
15 sightingsGolden EagleMost seen around 11 AMSighting map
20 sightingsSpotted OwlMost seen around 7 PMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Sequoia. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
