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FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park is expecting a important summation successful visitors this Fourth of July weekend.
Due to expected congestion, rangers urge beating the midday unreserved by arriving earlier 9 a.m. oregon aft 3 p.m.
Visitors who acquisition parkland passes successful beforehand tin entree the accelerated walk lane. Passes tin beryllium recovered online oregon by scanning the QR codification below.
Staff accidental constricted parking is to beryllium expected, particularly successful fashionable areas specified arsenic the Giant Forest. Taking vantage of the escaped Sequoia Shuttle, which offers proscription wrong the parkland volition apt prevention time.
Visitors are advised to enactment retired of the rivers and usage caution connected slippery rocks adjacent the water. Most incidents hap from accidental slips, and not intentional swimming, rangers say.
Fireworks are prohibited, and owed to upwind conditions, wood and charcoal fires are besides not allowed successful developed campgrounds oregon designated picnic areas located 3,000 ft and beneath successful elevation.
As determination is nary compartment telephone work successful astir areas of the park, unit urge readying visits successful beforehand by visiting their website oregon by downloading the National Park Service app.
