Buck Rock Jeep Trail

Total Miles
4.0

Technical Rating

Moderate

Best Time

Summer, Fall

Trail Type

Full-Width Road

Accessible By

Trail Overview

The Buck Rock Jeep Trail is a historical route dating back 100 years and is one of the only real 4x4 trails in the Sequoia/Kings Canyon National Park area that you can actually wheel. "Wheel" is to say that low range needs to be engaged. Located right in between the parks lies a National Forest area where you can primitive camp and hit dirt roads. Four miles in length, this route shares its name with the famous Buck Rock fire lookout tower. Starting at 8,340 feet, this trail has fantastic vistas and camping along the way and a couple of obstacles that require 35-inch tires and at least a rear locker. The terrain includes hard-pack and mixed granite with drop-offs and deep ruts. Major obstacles have bypasses.

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Difficulty

There are only two major obstacles on this trail. One is a deep rutted section and the other is a decent rock garden. Both have a bypass.

Technical Rating

Status Reports

Mostly hard packed with a few loose sections so you kick up a lot of dust however was pretty easy I did it solo there was 2 decently steep inclines and one major obstacle the rock garden however it does have a bypass. However don’t think twice get out there and have some fun

Plenty if silt and loose gravel. Smokey in the distance depending on wind conditions due to the nearby fire.

very open and spacious area. The trail has several steep inclines and bypasses. get out there and have some fun.

The Jeep trail is open; the road to buck rock is closed for vehicles.