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We wont ever sell your info. View Privacy Policy. Notice: From Sequoia & kings Canyon National Park: 2020 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Response Following guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and state and local public health authorities, we are increasing access and services in a phased approach across all units of the National Park System. Before visiting a park, please check the park website to determine its operating status. Updates about the overall NPS response to COVID-19, including safety information, are posted on www.nps.gov/coronavirus. × Dismiss alert Road to Historic Designation The Mineral King Road follows a unique historic corridor to the Southern Sierra Nevada’s past. From the time the first Yokuts people explored the canyons of the Kaweah River, it has provided access to the high country of the Sierra. Today, the road corridor is preserved as the Mineral King Road Cultural Landscape District on the National Register of Historic Places. The Road to Designation A rich history The East Fork of the Kaweah River has been used as an access route to the high country of the Southern Sierra Nevada for possibly 3,000 years. The early Yokuts Wukchumni people, who had a village below Three Rivers, claimed all the waters of the Kaweah River in their territory. No major trade trails followed the steep East Fork canyon up to Mineral King. There undoubtedly were some early hunting and exploratory pathways, but the Yokuts chose easier trading routes to the east side of the range. It wasn’t until the Western Monache Patwisha or Balwisha people moved into the higher foothills of the Kaweah River drainage around 1,000 years ago, that a trade route was developed into the Mineral King area. Even then, it did not go up the difficult East Fork canyon. Evidence indicates it ran a circuitous route up the Middle Fork, around Paradise Ridge or over Timber Gap and into the Mineral King Valley, then south over Farewell Gap to the Kern River. It never became a major trade route, but provided a summer high route to the Kern and Owens Valley. Owens Valley obsidian still can be found throughout the Mineral King Valley. Mineral King Road Corridor Help preserve Mineral King Become a Member Experience Mineral King icon2 Driving Directions Plan your trip icon5 Our Collection Coming soon. Learn more. icon1 Join Us Learn more icon3 Gallery View photos About Board of Directors Staff Mission Events Related Links Plan Your Trip Get Involved Membership Exhibit Sponsorship Wish List Volunteer Learn More Organization History Cabin Profiles MK Road Corridor Historic Registry Designation Our Collection View Collection Mineral King Room Honeymoon Cabin Biographies ® Mineral King is a registered California non-profit organization Privacy Policy | Terms...