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California Wildfire Affected Areas: KNP Complex

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Colony Fire + Paradise Fire 2021 KNP Complex Tulare County 88,307 Acres Giant Forest, California Portions of Sequoia National Park have reopened but the south entrance is closed. Call ahead to find out current conditions and snow levels. DEATH RATE of Sequoias Between 10 to 14 percent of the entire Sierra Nevada population of giant sequoia trees over 4 feet in diameter were killed in the Castle Fire of 2020. Early estimates expect that on two fires in 2021, the KNP Complex and the Windy Fire, between 2,261 to 3,637 sequoias have already been killed or will die within a few years. wildfiretoday.com/tag/knp-complex/ Parks & Forests Affected by this Wildfire: Kings Canyon National Park  Sequoia National Park Generals Highway 198 Mineral King Road Buckeye Flat Campground  NPS Dorst Creek Campground NPS Potwisha Campground NPS Generals Highway Sequoia NP Areas Affected by Wildfire: Ash Mountain Big Baldy Ridge Big Tree Trail Buena Vista Creek Burnt Point Creek Cactus Point Castle Rocks