Road Construction

In the early 1900s, road construction involved much more manual labor than today. This crew was working on building a road in Giant Forest.

NPS Archive Photo

 

General Information

Many roads and facilities in the parks were badly damaged during the winter of 2022-2023 by repeated major storms that began with a weather event in early January 2023 and followed by a succession of weather events in March 2023. Damage also occurred outside the parks on roads that provide access to some park areas.

Many repairs were completed during 2023, but some significant repairs and recovery efforts by Tulare County, Caltrans, and the parks will continue in 2024. Access will re-open as work can be successfully completed.

In areas where road work is on-going or there are only temporary repairs, travel slowly and obey reduced speed limits and any traffic management, such as temporary traffic lights or flaggers.

See the Road Conditions page for current road information.

Roads undergoing construction in 2024:

• Mineral King Road
• Generals Highway
• Crystal Cave Road

 

Mineral King Road

The Mineral King area of Sequoia National Park is open for day use and wilderness access. Road construction continues in 2024 to repair the road from prior winter storms.

• Expect up-to-30 minute delays from 7:30am- 5pm during the weekdays, while construction equipment is cleared from the area.

Visitors to this area should be self-reliant and expect rustic conditions. Emergency services will be limited, and due to late-season snow, there is still no potable water available, and campgrounds remain closed.

 

Generals Highway

Between Hospital Rock and Giant Forest Museum, expect intermittent delays as construction equipment is cleared from the area.

• During weekdays, delays may occur between the hours of 7:00am to 5:00pm, and may be up to 30 minutes.
• Work is expected to be complete by early July.

 

Crystal Cave Road

This road will remain closed for repairs and recovery in 2024.