Wilderness permits are always required for all overnight travel unless you stay in the park's campgrounds. From Memorial Day weekend to late September, quotas limit the number of people allowed to begin trips each day on each trail and reservations are recommended. In these parks, three stretches of river are designated 'wild and scenic,' one each on the Kern River, the Middle Fork of the Kings River, and the South Fork of the Kings River. They are part of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, which preserves free-flowing rivers with outstanding natural, cultural, and recreational values.
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