Tule - Success Lake
SwitchbackKids
Reviewed Jul. 13, 2017

Great alternative to crowding in Sequoia/Kings Canyon

Camping in Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Park can fill up quickly, so if you arrive to the area in the afternoon, if the higher-elevation campsites are under snow, or if you’re looking for an option outside the park, Tule Campground is an amazing alternative.

The campground is located on Success Lake, a large lake that provides kayaking, fishing, and other recreational activities, and is located only about 20 minutes from Sequoia National Park. The sites were spacious, and while they weren’t nestled in trees (like we normally prefer), the terrain provided amazing views of the lake and surrounding mountains. There were plenty of sites available to us when we arrived late in the day in late March.

There are closer campgrounds to access the Sequoia & Kings Canyon sights, but Tule was a good alternative.

Much of the park was still inaccessible in March, but we enjoyed many low-elevation, off-season activities: hiking the Congress Trail (by following the ski marks), seeing General Sherman, hiking up to Moro Rock, attending a snowshoe ranger program, hiking to Marble Falls, and exploring the General Grant Grove area. We’d suggest spending most of your time in the Giant Forest area, and trying to get off the main tourist trail for a bit.

You can read much more about our five days in the park on our blog: Switchback Kids (Sequoia and Kings Canyon)

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