California · Hiking · Monarch Wilderness

Happy Gap

Happy GapPhoto: Tom Hilton, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
8.0 mi
round trip
2,037 ft
climb
9,306 ft
high point
Out and back
route

Is Happy Gap open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Sequoia National Forest. It doesn't name Happy Gap, 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.

Happy Gap is an 8-mile out-and-back hike in the Monarch Wilderness, part of the Hume Lake Ranger District of Sequoia National Forest in California. The trail climbs from a low point of about 7,500 feet to a high of about 9,300 feet, with a total elevation gain of 2,037 feet. The Forest Service manages the land, and the route is rated hard. The trail is natural-surfaced and allows horses, but bikes are not permitted. It is open year-round, and the Frypan Entrance lies just 0.2 miles away, with Grizzly Lake about 0.7 miles off. Nearby, the Cedar Grove Boulders and Kings Canyon climbing areas are both within 3 miles. The South Fork Kings River offers canoeing about 3.9 miles away, and Canyon View Group Sites has camping at about 4.4 miles.

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