Boyden Cavern is located in Giant Sequoia National Monument which is under the control of Sequoia National Forest.
For specific information about Boyden Cavern, tickets and hours of operation please scroll down through the Blog to find our 2015 opening details.
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News Release
Come Visit the Hume Lake Ranger District
Dunlap, California, April 3, 2015
–Memorial Day weekend usually begins the busy summer
recreation season in the Hume Lake Ranger District, Giant Sequoia
National Monument. Recreational opportunities on the District will
likely be available earlier than normal, due to the dry conditions, so
now is the time to start planning your visit.
All
campgrounds are expected to be open by the holiday weekend. In order
to ensure a camping spot, advanced reservations are recommended through
the National Recreation
Reservation Service (NRRS) phone: 1-877-444-6777 or on the World Wide Web at
www.recreation.gov.
The following family campgrounds have reservable sites: Princess,
Hume Lake, Ten Mile, Stony Creek, Upper Stony Creek and Eshom. The
following group campgrounds are expected to be open and require
reservations: Logger Flat, Aspen Hollow, Fir and Cove.
Highway 180, leading into the Kings Canyon is expected to be open April 24.
Forest Roads leading to Delilah, Millwood, McKenzie, Dark Canyon, Big
Meadow, and Eshom should
be open by mid-May. All Jennie Lakes and Monarch Wilderness Trailheads
are expected to be open; however visitors should expect snow covered
trails at the higher elevations in the backcountry.
A
series of interpretive programs will be taking place at various
campgrounds on the District each weekend from Memorial Day until Labor
Day. Please check at the campground
kiosk for more information.
Forest
officials are evaluating the need to charge a fee for camping at Big
Meadow Campground and Horse Camp. Historically, there has not been a
fee charged for these
campsites even though they offer the same amenities as those nearby
that do charge fees. “Due to heavy use and increased cost to maintain
these sites, the District is considering having them managed by
California Land Management,” stated District Ranger Teresa
Benson. “This is the private concessionaire who currently manages the
other fee campgrounds on the District.”
With
continued dry weather, campfire restrictions will be in effect early
this summer. Plan your trip accordingly by picking up
a campfire permit, free of charge, at any Forest Service, CALFIRE, or
Bureau of Land Management office or by visiting the Sequoia National
Forest website and downloading a copy of the permit at
www.fs.fed.us/r5/sequoia.
Off-highway vehicle use is restricted to roads
within the Giant Sequoia National Monument. Mountain-bike use is
restricted to trails and roads. Trails where mountain-bike use is
prohibited are signed.
The Hume Lake Ranger District office in Dunlap is open Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. This office will be closed on Monday May 25th. For more information
about the Hume Lake Ranger District, please call (559) 338-2251.
