Mineral King Road Rehab Project

Thank you for providing comments last spring on a proposal by the National Park Service (NPS), Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, to rehabilitate 15.29 miles of Mineral King Road within Sequoia National Park.

Through the public scoping period last spring, the NPS received 30 pieces of correspondence from the public and considered all comments as we evaluated the proposed project. Related to that, I am pleased to share that the Superintendent of Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks just approved a modified proposed action to rehabilitate the over 15 miles of Mineral King Road within Sequoia National Park via a categorical exclusion (CE) under the National Environmental Policy Act. The CE and associated documentation, as well as a response to your public comments, are available on the project website:

https://parkplanning.nps.gov/projectHome.cfm?projectID=69154

Thank you again for asking thoughtful questions and making helpful suggestions to better inform our decision making process. Please reach out to me directly if you have any further questions about this project.

Elly Boerke

Branch Chief, Environmental Planning and Compliance

Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks

Department of the Interior, Region 10

Resources for Cabin Repair and Maintenance

Have you had work done on your Mineral King, Silver City, or Cabin Cove cabin?  If you were happy with the result, please consider providing the name of the company or individual who did the work, and that resource will be added to a list I am creating for other cabin members who may need work done on their structures.  

Please email Sharon@mineralking.net if you can help with a name or two, and what kind of work they completed.  

Thank you!

CalFire Inspection

CalFire, Tulare County will be in Silver City this Saturday, July 2nd, conducting Defensible Space inspections! Is your home prepared for wildfires? Here are some tips to make sure you are ready.

For more information, visit: fire.ca.gov/dspace.

Mineral King Ranger Programs

 I'll be posting a list of Ranger-led programs in Mineral King throughout the summer.  Here are this week's programs:

Nadine Graham Hack: 1935-2022

We are sad to report the passing of Nadine Hack, of the EMK Crowley Cabin.

Born into one of the original families that settled Mineral King, Nadine’s passion and active participation in the preservation of our historic living community never wavered. 

A long-time member of the MKDA Board of Directors and center to both our District Association and Preservation Society efforts, Nadine’s smiling presence will be greatly missed.

Status Update 5/4/2022

Brief update from Glenn Cunningham of the Woodshed:

Doug and I went up Tues (5/24) to open the Woodshed;  County portion of the road is in pretty good condition; the Park has swept their portion of debris and sand/gravel washed off the fire areas, but in the process they also seemed to have swept off a LOT of areas of the road surface asphalt leaving lots of shallow potholes; the road above Silver City has not been maintained and there are lots of ruts and potholes - drive slow and cautiously!  WMK water was turned on on Wednesday morning but is not yet certified to be potable.  Both campgrounds are open.  The Ranger Station is open.  It’s beautiful up here. Glenn

Mineral King Road Open for the Season

I just got word that the Mineral King Road gates are now open to the public.

Be careful driving up that road, and enjoy the summer season!