Have there been any accidents in the Sequoia National Park?

On Memorial Day, a San Jose man plummeted 500 feet to his death from the summit of Mount Russell in Sequoia National Park. His hiking partner, a Milpitas woman, also tumbled while trying to save the man. She was able to break her fall and survived.



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SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (KFSN) -- Authorities have recovered the body of a 43-year-old hiker who went missing in Sequoia National Park last month. Park rangers said Matthew Thoke was found in a location that was difficult for rescuers to see by air and on the ground.

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Black bears range throughout both Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks - where they forage for natural foods - digging up roots in meadows, ripping apart logs, and peering into tree cavities for food.

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On September 19, Petito's remains were found in Wyoming's Bridger–Teton National Forest.

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Jeffrey Morton, of Yorba Linda, left his home at 2:30 a.m. Friday to go hiking in the canyon in Brea, the Orange County Sheriff's Department said. Morton regularly hiked the canyon and usually returned home by 6 a.m., the department reported. The search for Morton started at 3 p.m. Friday.

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More than 85 percent of all giant sequoia grove acreage across the Sierra Nevada has burned in wildfires between 2015 and 2021, compared to only one quarter in the preceding century. Three of these fires burned into Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks.

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You can sleep in your car in Sequoia National Park at an established campsite. However, you cannot park in parking lots or along the road and sleep in your car. This style of car camping is called “dispersed camping” and is only allowed in certain places on National Forest or BLM land.

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Deadliest National Parks Overall
  1. Grand Canyon National Park. Grand Canyon National Park ranks first in fatalities for 2007-2023 with 134 deaths. ...
  2. Yosemite National Park. Yosemite National Park is second with 126 deaths. ...
  3. The Great Smoky Mountains National Park.


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Rattlesnakes are common in the Sequoia foothills and in the Kings Canyon at low elevation. Watch where you put your hands and feet!

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