Hume Lake
- May–Oct
- best months
Is Hume Lake open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Sequoia National Forest. It doesn't name Hume Lake, so check the source for the area it covers (2 listed).
Tule River Glass Container Prohibition Area
Agency closure covering Sequoia National Forest · Order 0513-26-02 · USFS · Sequoia National Forest
Trail of 100 Giants Boardwalk and Area Closure
Agency closure covering Sequoia National Forest · Order 0513-26-03 · USFS · Sequoia National Forest
PUBLIC NUDITY PROHIBITION - Sequoia National Forest
Agency alert covering Sequoia National Forest · Order 0513-26-06 · USFS · Sequoia National Forest
Chico Flat Dispersed Camping Area Prohibition 26-27
Agency alert covering Sequoia National Forest · Order 0513-26-09 · USFS · Sequoia National Forest
Wildlife Alert - BEARS
Agency alert covering Sequoia National Forest · USFS · Sequoia National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Sequoia National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Hume Lake is a fishing lake in California's Sequoia National Forest, within the Hume Lake Ranger District. The Forest Service manages the surrounding land, and the lake sits right beside Hume Lake Campground, about 0.3 miles away. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Grant Grove show July and August highs around 79°F with lows near 52°F, and only one or two wet days a month. That station sits roughly 1,400 feet below the lake, so temperatures up at the lake run cooler. Hume Lake Campground is the closest place to stay, and Aspen Hollow campground is about 0.7 miles away. The Little Brown Church Trail is 1.2 miles off, and Logger Flat campground is 1.3 miles away.
Local outfitters
- Rainbow Pack Outfitters33 mi away
- Bishop Pack Outfitters34 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
Hume Lake CampgroundCampingPhoto: lewinb — CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)0.3 mi- Aspen HollowCamping0.7 mi
- Little Brown Church TrailHiking1.2 mi
- Logger FlatCamping1.3 mi
Indian BasinHikingPhoto: jeepwaters, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)2.2 mi
Yucca PointHikingPhoto: Yssso, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)3.1 mi- Buck RockRock climbing4.5 mi
- Grant GroveRock climbing4.8 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Hume Lake Boat Launch (east dam)Lake fishing · Next door
- Hume Lake Fishing Pier (south)Pier fishing · Next door
- Sentinel CampgroundSaltwater fishing · ~22 min drive
- Sequoia LakeLake fishing · ~11 min drive
- Hume Lake Fishing Pier (north)Pier fishing · Next door
- Weaver LakeLake fishing · ~15 min drive
- Jennie LakeLake fishing · ~19 min drive
- Slide LakesLake fishing · ~24 min drive
- Ranger LakeLake fishing · ~25 min drive
- West Kennedy LakeLake fishing · ~26 min drive
Best time to visit Hume Lake
Best months: May–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
46° / 26°
9 wet
Feb
46° / 25°
10 wet
Mar
48° / 27°
10 wet
Apr
52° / 30°
7 wet
May
60° / 38°
5 wet
Jun
71° / 46°
2 wet
Jul
79° / 52°
1 wet
Aug
79° / 52°
1 wet
Sep
73° / 47°
2 wet
Oct
63° / 39°
4 wet
Nov
53° / 32°
6 wet
Dec
46° / 25°
8 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Grant Grove, CA, 4.9 mi away at 6,580 ft. The station sits about 1,400 ft higher than this place, so expect it a little warmer here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
