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Long Meadow Loop Trail

Long Meadow Loop TrailPhoto: Eric Kilby, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
0.7 mi
round trip
267 ft
climb
7,469 ft
high point
Out and back
route
Jun–Oct
best months

Is Long Meadow Loop Trail open right now?

No closures listed

The National Park Service lists no closures for Sequoia National Park.

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

Long Meadow Loop Trail is a 1.38-mile out-and-back hike in California with 267 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 7,469 feet.

Around this trail

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  • Sleep close

    Lodgepole Campground

    Campground

    Campground · 1.5 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    Lodgepole Market Center

    Fast food

    On your way back · 1 mi
  • If it rainsDavid Fulmer, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

    Giant Forest Museum

    Museum

    On your way back · 2 mi

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  • Nearby · Long Meadow Loop · Wolverton Cutoff · There it is!
  • Best time to go · Jun–Oct

    Best time to visit Long Meadow Loop Trail

    Best months: June–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.

    1. Jan

      39° / 17°

      9 wet · 8 snow

    2. Feb

      41° / 18°

      10 wet · 8 snow

    3. Mar

      45° / 22°

      10 wet · 8 snow

    4. Apr

      50° / 26°

      8 wet · 5 snow

    5. May

      58° / 33°

      5 wet · 2 snow

    6. Jun

      68° / 40°

      3 wet

    7. Jul

      76° / 46°

      2 wet

    8. Aug

      76° / 44°

      2 wet

    9. Sep

      70° / 39°

      2 wet

    10. Oct

      59° / 31°

      4 wet · 1 snow

    11. Nov

      47° / 23°

      6 wet · 4 snow

    12. Dec

      37° / 17°

      8 wet · 6 snow

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Lodgepole, CA, 1.3 mi away at 6,735 ft. The station sits about 700 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

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Long Meadow LoopPhoto: Eric Kilby, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)

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Wolverton CutoffPhoto: NealVickers, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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Alta-Panther GapPhoto: gary_leavens, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)

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Sherman Tree Parking AccessPhoto: Dennis Heller, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)

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