California · Hiking · Monarch Wilderness · Near Silver City

Deer Meadow

4.3 mi
round trip
752 ft
climb
8,303 ft
high point
Out and back
route
Jun–Oct
best months

Is Deer Meadow open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Sequoia National Forest. It doesn't name Deer Meadow, 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 Meadow is a 4.25-mile moderate hike in the Monarch Wilderness, part of the Hume Lake Ranger District of Sequoia National Forest in California. The Forest Service manages the land, and the trail is a natural-surface out-and-back that climbs from about 7,550 feet to about 8,300 feet. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from the Lodgepole weather station, about 13 miles away, show July and August highs near 76°F with lows in the mid-40s and only a couple of wet days a month. Winter brings highs in the upper 30s and frequent snow days. The trail is open to horses, and bikes are not allowed. Lookout Peak and Deer Cove are both about 3 miles away. Kings Canyon, a climbing area, is about 4 miles off, and Convict Flat Campground is about 4.3 miles away.

Around this trail

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  • Sleep close

    Kings River 2

    Campground

    Campground · 1.5 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    Cedar Grove Grill

    Fast food

    On your way back · 5 mi · Open after 6
  • If it rainsDavid Fulmer, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

    Giant Forest Museum

    Museum

    On your way back · 15 mi

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

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