Kern River Maps

Kern River Canyon Recreation Maps

Lower Kern River Trail

backpacking
boulders
camping
cedar groves
fishing
fire lookout towers
hiking
horseback riding
hot springs
hunting
mountain meadows
mountain biking
off-roading
rock climbing
sequoia groves
wildflowers

Maps of the Kern River Canyon & vicinity:

Southern Sierra Map
Sequoia National Forest USDA Map
Dome Land Wilderness Map USDA
Golden Trout South Sierra Map USDA
Golden Trout Wilderness Map Tom Harrison
Jawbone Canyon, Kelso Valley OHV Map
Pacific Crest Trail Topo Map #3

Lake Isabella, from Caliente Bodfish Road

Kern River
Kern Plateau
Shermans Pass Road #22S05
Sierra Back Road Maps

Kern River Hot Springs

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digital maps for download

BLM Topo Map – Lake Isabella, California
Tom Harrison Topo Map – Golden Trout Wilderness
Giant Sequoia Forest Map Topo
Pacific Crest Trail – Section G (Map Bundle)

USGS Topo Map – Alta Sierra, Shirley Mdws (free)
USGS Topo Map – Cannel Peak, Creek, Meadows (free)
USGS Topo Map – Johnsondale, Sequoia NF (free)

Kern River (north) OHV Guide Map
Kern River (south) OHV Guide Map
CTUC Inyo & Sequoia (south) OHV Map
USFS Winter Recreation Map – Sequoia NF (free)
USFS Winter Recreation Map – Western Divide, Sequoia (free)
USFS Map Sequoia MVUM – Kern River North (free)
Sequoia MVUM – Western Divide Map (free)
Inyo MVUM – Monache Mdws, South Fork Kern River (free)
Inyo MVUM – Southern Sierra OHV Trails (free)

California Deer Hunting Zone D8 – Kern Map
California Deer Hunting Zone X10 – South Sierra Map

kern tube beaches

nearby towns:

Kern back road destinations:

33E36trailhead

Rincon Camp @ Sherman Pass Road

Golden Trout Wilderness Map

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Golden Trout
Wilderness Area Maps

Golden Trout as seen from Mountain Home SF (2010)

Golden Trout / South Sierra Map
Golden Trout Wilderness USDA
Kern River Gorge
South fork of Kern River
Upper Kern River
Backcountry Sequoia
California

- backpack trails
- hiking trails
- fishing lakes/streams
- horse packing
- hot springs
- kern river
- horse trails

Tom Harrison
Golden Trout Trail Map

Golden Trout Wilderness
and South Sierra Wilderness

goldentrout
Golden Trout Wilderness Map
US Forest Service USGS

Official Trail Map for the U.S. National Forest Service. Map scale 1:63,360. Contour lines at 80 foot intervals show elevation. Detailed road network shown. Encompassing 475 square miles in the Sequoia and Inyo National Forests. Map Scale = 1″ to mile; Usually only found at Ranger Stations. MAY BE DISCONTINUED. Printed on paper in 1995.

Golden Trout Wilderness Trail Map, Sequoia National Forest, South Sierra Backpacking Maps, Forks of the Kern River Map, Jerky Meadow Trailhead, Big Whitney Meadow, Kern Peak, Coyote Peaks, Grey Meadow, Little Kern River, Kern Canyon, Jordan Hot Springs, Casa Vieja Meadow, Monache Meadows. Topo Sequoia Camping Kern River.

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Creek dipping at Camp 4, Sequoia NF

JERKY MEADOW trailhead Forks of the Kern, located at the end of Sequoia forest road #22S82 also has numerous primitive camp sites located near the Kern Gorge. A moderate day hike will lead to waterfalls, swimming holes and granite bowls like these. Steep trails lead further down to the river 1000′ below. Forks of the Kern, Upper Kern River, Kern Hot Springs, Golden Trout Kern, Golden Trout Wilderness Area, South Sierra, Kern River Fishing, Camping, Backpacking Jerky Trailhead. Kennedy Meadows, California.

recent wildfires in this area:

Windy Fire 2021
Castle Fire / SQF Complex 2020 forest

Sequoia Forest Topo Atlas

Sequoia Topographic Atlas

Sequoia Forest Topo Atlas Map is book for the outdoor explorer. Featuring the Kern River Canyon, Lake Isabella, Western Divide Highway, Giant Sequoia, including the Southern Sierra Nevada Mountains. Most importantly the popular Giant Sequoia Groves on the Western Divide, plus Big Meadow Road and the gorgeous gem of Hume Lake

Sequoia National Forest

Southern Sierra Nevada Map, Sequoia Hiking Trails, Kern River to the Sequoia National Park and Kings Canyon National Park boundaries. Includes the Giant Sequoia National Monument, Kern and Tulare County.

Sequoia Forest Topo Atlas USDA

The SEQUOIA atlas is a spiral bound book – a collection of all the quads. (7.5 minute topographical maps, of all of Sequoia National Forest) This book map has contour lines, mountain peaks, streams, lakes, hiking trails & back roads. This map book is perfect for all kinds of recreational needs. Printed in 2019.

Topographic Atlas for Sequoia Groves Areas include: Southern Sierra, Kern Canyon, Hwy. 178, Walker Pass, Kernville, Lake Isabella, Sugarloaf, Domelands, Kern River, Kennedy Mdws, Sherman’s Pass, Monache Mdws, South Sierras, Rincon, Canebrake, Dome Rock, The Needles, Western Divide, Giant Sequoia National Monument, Ponderosa, Springville, Tule River, Mountain Home State Forest, Jennie Lakes Wilderness, Golden Trout Wilderness. It also features the surrounding areas to the Kings Canyon & Sequoia National Parks, plus it has the Kern River Canyon with notable hot springs such as – Miracle, Remington, Democrat, and the historic California Hot Springs.

Hike Map for Sequoia Forests

California Sequoia Parks Sequoia region towns:

Sequoia National Forests

Camping Maps Sequoia

Sequoia National Forest QUADS:
from south to north –

Claraville
Piute Peak
Breckenridge Mountain
Mount Adelaide
Rio Bravo Ranch
Horse Canyon
Cane Canyon
Woolstalf Creek
Lake Isabella South
Miracle Hot Springs
Democrat Hot Springs
Walker Pass
Onyx
Weldon
Lake Isabella North
Alta Sierra
Glennville
White Dome
Cannell Peak
Kernville
Tobias Peak
Posey
Rockhouse Basin
Siretta Peak
Fairview
Johnsondale
California Hot Springs
Long Canyon
Crag Peak
Bonita Meadows
Durrwood Creek
Sentinel Peak
Solo Peak
Globe
Haiwee Pass
Monache Mountain
Casa Vieja Meadows
Hockett Peak
Camp Nelson
Camp Wishon
Springville
Kern Lake
Quinn Peak
Moses Mountain
Dennison Peak
Mineral King
Shadequarter Mountain
Mount Stillman
Muir Grove
General Grant Grove
Miramonte
Cedar Grove
Wren Peak
Hume
Verplank Ridge
Luckett Mountain
Pine Flat Dam
Slide Bluffs
Sacate Ridge
Trimmer

Giant Sequoia Trees on Western Divide Highway

Camping Maps

Hidden Sequoia Groves can be found on the back roads.

horseback trail maps

Meadows, mountains and much more

Sequoia National Forest Map

NFS – USDA – U.S. Forest Service

Sequoia National Forest Map

Kern River Canyon, Upper Kern, Lower Kern, Kern Plateau, Western Divide Highway, The Needles, Mountain Home SF, Sequoia National Park, Kings Canyon NP

River Raft Launch Spots, All Creeks, Peaks, Elevations, 4WD & every dirt Back Road, Hot Springs, Equestrian Areas, all Campgrounds, Hiking Trails & Backpacking Trailheads.
Sequoia Forest Maps
Areas include: Southern Sierra, Giant Sequoia, Western Divide Highway, Kern Canyon, Hwy. 178, Walker Pass, Kernville, Lake Isabella, Sugarloaf, Domelands, Kern River, Kennedy Mdws, Sherman’s Pass, Monache Mdws, South Sierras, Rincon, Canebrake, Dome Rock, The Needles, Western Divide, Ponderosa, Springville, Tule River, Jennie Lakes Wilderness, Golden Trout Wilderness, surrounding areas to Kings Canyon & Sequoia National Park, Miracle, Democrat, California Hot Springs.

Map Size: 28″x 54″ overall / 4″x9″ folded; Printed on waterproof plastic in 2011. ISBN# 9781593515096

1998 Sequoia NF Map

Sequoia National Forest Maps
previous versions of this map:

2001 Giant Sequoia Map USDA

Best Kern River Camping, Western Divide Giant Sequoia, Southern Sierra Nevada Mountains

topo maps south sierra

2022: Recent wildfires have taken a huge toll on the Sequoia groves of the Western Divide (Southern Sierra) and ancient groves inside the National Parks (Central Sierra). Forests all around Alta Sierra, California were burnt, as well as the paved route to Jerky Meadows. Campgrounds could be closed, dirt roads gated and locked; hiking trails off limits. Visit the Sequoia National Forest web site for up-to-date info regarding closures.

horse trail maps

Sequoia & Kern River Links

Big Meadow Sequoia
Dispersed Camping Sequoia
Kern Flats Free Camping
Kern River Campgrounds
Kern River Camping
Kern River Canyon
Kern River Hot Springs
Lloyds Meadow Rd
Sequoia NF Camping
Sequoia OHV
Trail of 100 Giants Grove
Mountain Home State Forest

Toyota Sequoia SUV 4×4

Kern River Camping, Giant Sequoia Park: