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Buck Rock

This hidden fire lookout offers spectacular views of Sequoia National Park.

Hume, California

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Do you like off-roading? Do you like to hike questionable flights of stairs to get to the ultimate 8,500-foot panoramic view of Sequoia National Park? If you do, then Buck Rock Fire Lookout is for you!

Buck Rock Fire Lookout is a hidden gem among an already impressive backdrop. It's perched 8,502 feet above Sequoia National Park, with amazing views of The Great Western Divide. It is occupied seven days a week by Forest Service personnel so they are able to look for smoke and fire throughout the park. There are 172 steps that you must ascend in order to get to the top, and let's just say, that's quite the adventure in itself!

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Buck Rock is free and open to the public, you just have to find your way there. Your journey starts on Forest Route 13S04, and you will be wondering if you made a wrong turn. Don't worry, keep driving, and after about 2 miles (as you are testing the suspension on your car) you will see your destination in the distance. Low profile cars should not attempt this road.

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Forest Rte 13S04
Hume, California, 93628
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36.737277, -118.860679
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