South Lake to Roads End in Kings Canyon National Park - Day and Section Hikes - page 78

Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. There is also limited Saturday service between
Bishop and Mammoth Lakes only. For Mammoth Lakes transit info, please see dir-
ections for Tuolumne Meadows to Red's Meadow. Rates and routes are subject to
frequent change; call ahead for information and reservations at [phone] or
[phone]. More information can be found on the Web at
www.countyofinyo.org/transit/CRESTpage.htm .
Lastly, you could contact the friendly folks at Mammoth Shuttle by phone at
[phone] to arrange for private transit on demand to or from the trailhead.
This is a pricey option but may be worth it for larger groups. Prices range consider-
ably from $100 (from one eastern-Sierra trailhead to another) to $600 (from Mam-
moth to Kings Canyon). The price to go from Mammoth to Yosemite averages $200
(per eight-passenger shuttle, not per person).
R OADS E ND TRAILHEAD— Roads End lies at the head of the canyon for which the
park is named. From Fresno, head 53 miles east on CA 180 to Kings Canyon's Big
Stump Entrance, continue straight through the park, dropping more than 3,000 feet
as the road curves along the South Fork of the Kings River to Grant Grove Village.
It's another 30 miles to Cedar Grove Village, and Roads End lies another 6 miles
east at its terminus.
Public transit is sorely lacking in the park. Your best bet would likely be to
hitchhike to Fresno (serviced by Amtrak and Greyhound) or to contact Mammoth
Shuttle for a trailhead-to-trailhead ride .
GPS coordinates Starting trailhead SOUTH LAKE
UTM zone (WGS84): 11S
Easting 0361118
Northing 4115144
Latitude N 37°10′20.67″
Longitude W 118°33′51.77″
GPS Trailhead Coordinates Ending trailhead ROADS END
UTM zone (WGS84): 11S
Easting 0358790
Northing 4073406
Latitude N 36°47′40.82″
Longitude W 118°35′4.16″