California · Hiking · Near Silver City

Deer Cove

18.8 mi
round trip
5,597 ft
climb
9,828 ft
high point
Out and back
route

Caution at last check

Agency alerts are in effect for this area; weather is good · USFS, OpenWeather · checked 19 h ago

Is Deer Cove open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Sequoia National Forest. It doesn't name Deer Cove, so check the source for the area it covers (2 listed).

As of · Source: USFS · Sequoia National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Deer Cove is a hard hike in the Hume Lake Ranger District of Sequoia National Forest in California, managed by the Forest Service. The route is an out-and-back that climbs from about 4,400 feet to nearly 9,800 feet, with a total elevation gain of about 5,600 feet over a distance of roughly 19 miles. The trail is on natural surface and allows horses, but not bikes. It is open year-round, so plan for conditions that can change with the season. Kings Canyon, a climbing area, sits about a mile away, and the Lower Lewis Creek hike and Lewis Creek Trailhead are each about 1.3 miles off. For an overnight base, Canyon View Group Sites is about 2.9 miles away.

Around this trail

Add any of these when you start a trip
  • Sleep close

    Kings River/Park Boundary

    Campground

    Campground · 0.6 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    Cedar Grove Grill

    Fast food

    On your way back · 3 mi · Open after 6
  • If it rainsDavid Fulmer, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

    Giant Forest Museum

    Museum

    On your way back · 17 mi

Places © OpenStreetMap contributors · Photos: David Fulmer, CC BY 2.0 (commons)

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