I'm heading to Sequoia and kings canyon at the end of this month and want to do a short overnight backpacking trip while I'm there. This is my first time there so I'm wondering what trail should I do for the best experience.
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What side of the park will you be entering from? Late may is still gonna have a shitload of snow
I'm entering from the foothills area. I have heard conflicting reports about the amount of snow, I'm looking for a trail with minimal snow for this time of year
Foothills on the eastern or western side? Like coming from 395 or coming from the Fresno side?
If you are entering from the west, Pear Lake might be snow free by the end of May. It all depends on how hot it gets in the next few weeks and if any more snow comes down. Mammoth just got several feet of snow last week. If you are entering from the eastern side, something like Big Pine Lakes might be snow free by then. Any of the passes are up around 11.5 - 12k feet and will still have snow.
It would take some seriously warm weather for Pear Lake to melt out by the end of the month. Looking at the Sentinel imagery from a few days ago, there is still snow down to Generals Highway 2800' lower.