Kings Canyon Permits 2026
Kings Canyon has no permit lottery and no separate permit system. It shares one Recreation.gov wilderness permit with Sequoia, and each entry date releases 6 months ahead, first come first served.
This guide covers Sequoia & Kings Canyon wilderness permits.
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🏔️ Popular Trails
Rae Lakes Loop
The classic 41-mile loop from Roads End. Bubbs Creek and Woods Creek trailhead quotas sell out on release day for summer weekends.
John Muir Trail Section
Copper Creek and other JMT access trailheads are among the most requested. Book the morning your date releases.
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Kings Canyon permit pages
Kings Canyon and Sequoia issue permits as one park, so every trailhead in both sits on the same page.
- Sequoia & Kings Canyon wilderness permitsAll 39 Sequoia and Kings Canyon permits, trailhead by trailhead, with the quota and release date for each.
- High Sierra Trail permit72 miles from Crescent Meadow to the Whitney summit. One reservation, released six months ahead, and it goes the morning it opens.
- Mount Whitney day hike permitThe 14,505-foot finish line for half the Sierra. February lottery, 100 day hikers a day, and cancellation alerts after it.