Sequoia National Forest · California

Indian Basin

1.2 mi of trail, end to end · asphalt surface · trail No. 28E04 · trail class 5 · typical grade 0-5% · tread 36-48 inches wide · hiking, bike · seasonal: hiking 05/15-11/15

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Along the way Indian Basin Grove

Trailhead Indian Basin Trailhead Drive there

Indian Basin Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

Indian Basin Trailhead is a developed trailhead with a vault toilet and parking, located in Princess Campground off the Highway 180. This trailhead provides access to Indian Basin Trail and Indian Basin Grove. At the trailhead you will find information board with information about the Indian Basin Trail. At the trailhead you will find picnic tables next to the parking area.

In the off season, when the campground is closed, visitors are allowed to park near the gate (without blocking it) and hike about 1/2 mile to the trailhead. When there is snow, this trail is a great place to snowshoe.

This trailhead on fs.usda.gov

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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.