Kings Canyon Lodge

Two buddies from Iowa and Missouri on a meet-up trip to Yosemite, Sequoia, Kings Canyon just needed fuel to be sure we could complete our trip. Old, old-school gas pumps with a pneumatic bell on arrival. Friendly guy even pumped the gas. Awesome ice cream, too. Be sure to stop here on your trip to Kings Canyon. The photo was on the return trip out of canyon. He was closed for the day, then.

First off, it should be understood that this is an old-fashioned lodge owned by a outdoorsy man. This is not a hotel owned by a huge company and it should not be compared. The owner was quiet, polite, and took pride in his 1938 building, classic 1928 working gas pumps, over 300 historic photos, and his dog, Cougar. The owner hires a care-taker during the busier summer months. This summer's (2015) the caretaker is very friendly, personable, outdoorsy, supplied good conversation, and is knowledgeable of the Kings Canyon, Sequoia, and valley areas. The care taker had good advice about things to see or do in the park, as he has spent a lot of time exploring the area. The accommodations are small cabins with the necessities of a bath, sink, shower, soap, bed with bedding, chairs, towels, heater, screened windows, a relaxing patio, and all was clean.The simplistic beauty of these cabins tucked at the bottom of a small canyon, gorgeous mountain views, lizards, hummingbirds, and a cool evening breeze can do nothing more than bring peace and relaxation. The morning afforded us a hot cup of coffee, toast, eggs, and delicious bacon-cooked by the owner himself! My husband, my 1 year old and I, found rejuvenation, calmness, and energy for our next day's adventure exploring the King's River and Boyden Cave. Upon leaving, the owner said, "Thanks for coming, have fun, and come back again sometime." And that's exactly what we did and plan to do again! We are grateful to have found a little slice of heaven and thankful for the kind soul that is willing to share it. Update------- sadly this placed burned down in wildfires. I hope the owner was able to rescue his collection of antiques and historical photos.

Quick little spot to gas up and get ice cream. You can also pay a small fee to get connected to their wifi. Kinda good considering there is no phone/internet service near this area.

Third customer this season. Beer hadn't even been fully chilled. The owners were the kind of tough folks you would expect in the backcountry where winter brings 4-10' of snow, guarded but friendly and opened up after a few minutes to showing an interest in the lodge, area and them. This place is easily 20 miles from the nearest civilization over windy roads. Ate on the patio with about 20 hummingbirds fluttering around. Off the grid so the fuel pumps are manual.

The people in thie establishment are the WORST attendants ever ,they treatme and ny family like criminals. When we ask simple questions the guy wouldn't even tske the time to answer.the lady look at us like we were crap.the only reason why we stopped there was because my kid wanted ice crea. The guy was serving gasoline before he came into the store and asked what. We wanted ,I asked for ice .he slammed. A bag of ice in the. Counter we asked for ice cream and he didn't used a napkin to grab the cone, remember,he was serving. Gasoline minutes before,. I personally will NEVER go back to that place ,rather push my truck off the Cliffside before buying gas or anything in there.

Nice RV spot with water and sewer hook ups. Saved our bacon when we gashed a tire side wall down the canyon a bit. The manager was kind and helpful. Ice cream is good. WiFi is very helpful cuz no one’s cell service works there. Amazing views and just a few miles from a beautiful waterfall.