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CATTLE CABIN Environment: Mountains, giant sequoia forest and meadow, Sequoia National Park, elevation about 6700' Activities: birding, hiking, history, photography, picnicking (facilities at nearby Crescent Meadow), wildlife viewing Open: Year-round, daily, weather permitting (unless closed due to emergency conditions). NOTE: road from visitor center to Moro Rock and Crescent Meadow is closed to vehicles during snow season, but open to hikers, snowshoers, and cross-country skiers. Park entrance fee. Site Steward: National Park Service, Sequoia National Park, 559-565-3341; Plan Your Visit, Permits, Current Conditions; contact Site Steward for current fees, weather conditions, and road closures. Opportunities for Involvement: Sequoia Parks Conservancy (SPC) membership, donate, volunteer Links: Sequoia Kings Canyon National Parks (NPS Site); Visit Sequoia.com; Plan Your Visit, Permits, Current Conditions; Sequoia Kings Canyon Lodging; Sequoia National Forest and Sequoia National Monument; Sequoia Park Shuttle; Sequoia Parks Conservancy; Books: 1) A Guide to the Sequoia Groves of California by Dwight Willard (Yosemite Association, 2000) 2) Challenge of the Big Trees -The History of Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, revised edition, by William C. Tweed and Lary M. Dilsaver (University of Virginia Press, 2017) 3) Co-Operative Dreams - A History of the Kaweah Colony by Jay O'Connell (Raven River Press, 1999) 4) Images of America - Sequoia National Park by Ward Eldridge (Arcadia Publishing, 2008) 5) Kaweah Remembered, the Story of the Kaweah Colony and the Founding of Sequoia National Park by William Tweed (Sequoia Natural History Association, 1986) 6) King Sequoia: The Tree That Inspired a Nation, Created Our National Park System, and Changed the Way We Think about Nature by William C. Tweed (Heyday, 2016) Directions: Map and directions are at the bottom of this page. |
Photos for this article by: John Greeining, Gary Kunkel, and Laurie Schwaller; and courtesy of expedia.com; F. Latta & A. Barr, from Kern River Historical Reenactment, Tulare County Office of Education; Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks Archives; TOTA.world; tripadvisor.com, Tony Trupp; USA Today
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Directions:
Squatter's Cabin is accessible only by foot trail; the primary trailhead is accessed from the Crescent Meadow parking lot. From Visalia, take Hwy 198 east through Three Rivers to Park entrance. Follow the Generals Highway up to just before the Giant Forest Museum, where you will turn right onto the road to Moro Rock and Crescent Meadow. Not long before Crescent Meadow there is a small sign for Huckleberry Meadow with a small parking space beside the road. The trail from this sign is the shortest route to the Squatter's Cabin, which is on the north side of the meadow. The cabin can also be reached easily from Crescent Meadow, where there is a large paved parking area and picnicking and restroom facilities. From the parking area, go north on the trail along the west side of Crescent Meadow, then turn west at the sign for Huckleberry Meadow and follow the trail to the cabin. |