Sequoia National Forest · California
Deer Meadow
2.0 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 30E05 · trail class 2 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, horse
Trailhead Deer Meadow Trailhead Drive there
Deer Meadow Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up
**NOTE: This trail has not been maintained and trail may be hard to follow.
Located towards the end of the Big Meadows Road, the Deer Meadow Trail takes you up into the southern edge of the Monarch Wilderness and offers some excellent views into Kings Canyon. It is part of loop connecting to the Kanawyer Trail in the Boulder Creek area, but some sections of the loop were severely impacted by wildfire and have not been repaired. This is a great isolated area for both short day hikes and easy overnight backpacking trips.
This trailhead on fs.usda.gov
Every trail in Sequoia National Forest
About this trail's facts
The lines are the US Forest Service's National Forest System trails layer (public domain), read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end, and the class, surface, grade and tread width are the forest's own entries where it publishes them - a forest that publishes the centreline alone has none. The trailheads and the points along the way are the Service's recreation points, and the write-ups its own recarea text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the forest's own site before you go.
