Drive for about 10 miles (pass under hwy 41) until Herndon intersects Highway 168,
head east on 168.
Follow directions from Herndon and Highway 168 below.
From the Fresno airport:
Upon exiting the airport, turn left on Clinton and drive for about
0.4 mile to McKinley Ave.
Turn left and drive on McKinley for about 1 mile to Clovis Ave.
Turn left on Clovis and drive for about 4 mile to Herndon Ave.
Turn right on Herndon and drive for 1.5 miles to the intersection of Herndon
and Highway 168.
Follow directions from Herndon and Highway 168 below.
From the USFS Forestry Sciences Laboratory in Fresno, California:
Turn right on Cedar Ave. and drive for approximately 0.5 mile to Herndon Ave.
intersection.
Turn right on Herndon Ave. and drive 4.5 miles to Highway 168, head
east.
To the USFS Forestry Sciences Laboratory in Fresno, California:
The Lab is located on the corner of Cedar and Sierra in Fresno,
CA. (559) 323-3200
From the airport follow the directions in #2 above, but instead of
getting on Highway 168 keep going west on Herndon and take a left onto
Cedar, continue down until Cedar intersects Sierra and take a left, the
Lab is on the right.
From 99 follow the directions as in #1 above, but take a right on Cedar.
From Herndon Ave. and Highway 168 intersection:
Turn left on hwy 168 and drive for 40.5 miles to the town
of Shaver Lake.
As you enter the town of Shaver Lake, take a right on Dinkey Creek Road
(just past the Shaver Lake Inn).
Follow Dinkey Creek Road to McKinley Grove Road. There is a sign for
McKinley Grove Road, but it is difficult to see at night (Dinkey Creek Road
Dead ends at a small general store approx 1 mile past the intersection).
At 12.6 miles turn right on FS 11S12 where a sign indicates Sawmill Flat, Blackrock and
Pine Flat Reservoir are (it is easy to miss). You've passed the turnoff if the McKinley Grove road becomes
a long (1.2 miles) straight stretch, in a few miles the road will cross
the Wishon Dam this is your second indicator that you have gone too far.
At 3.1 miles you will pass Sawmill Flat Campground and then will shortly pass an overlook
of the North Fork of the Kings River.
At 4.7 miles from the McKinley Grove Rd. there is a gate straight ahead as the FS 11S12
Rd. curves downhill to the left. On the gate are signs that read: "Road Closed"
and "Teakettle Experimental Watershed". This is the entrance to Teakettle.
You will need a key or lock combination to get through the gate. Please keep the gate
locked at all times and PLEASE keep the locks in the order you unlocked
them, think of the locks as links in a chain. Locking out one or more
of any of the locks results in someone else not being able to get in (or
out) of Teakettle.
From the gate, drive 0.9 mile to the cabin.
Approximate driving time from Fresno: 2 hours
Forestry Sciences Laboratory
2081 East Sierra Avenue
Fresno, CA 93710
(559) 323-3200
5. From Northern California (ex. Davis, the Bay Area)
Head south on Hwy 99 to the town of Madera
Exit at the Millerton Lake and Yosemite exit
At the end of the freeway ramp, turn left and get in the right hand
lane
Turn right on Cleveland Ave (perhaps the 3rd right)
In about 2-3 m turn left on hwy 145
In about 15 m hwy 145 crossed hwy 41 (which heads toward Yosemite)
3.2 m after hwy 41 turn right onto hwy 206
In about 2.2 turn left onto Millerton rd
In 5.6 m turn left onto Auberry rd
In 9.3 m turn left on hwy 168
In about 2 m come to a stop, follow hwy 168 toward Shaver Lake by turning
left
In about 15 m
As you enter the town of Shaver Lake, take a right on Dinkey Creek Road
(just past the Shaver Lake Inn).
Follow Dinkey Creek Road to McKinley Grove Road. There is a sign for
McKinley Grove Road, but it is difficult to see at night (Dinkey Creek Road
Dead ends at a small general store approx 1 mile past the intersection).
At 12.6 miles turn right on FS 11S12 where a sign indicates Sawmill Flat, Blackrock and
Pine Flat Reservoir are (it is easy to miss). You've passed the turnoff if the McKinley Grove road becomes
a long (1.2 miles) straight stretch, in a few miles the road will cross
the Wishon Dam this is your second indicator that you have gone too far.
At 3.1 miles you will pass Sawmill Flat Campground and then will shortly pass an overlook
of the North Fork of the Kings River.
At 4.7 miles from the McKinley Grove Rd. there is a gate straight ahead as the FS 11S12
Rd. curves downhill to the left. On the gate are signs that read: "Road Closed"
and "Teakettle Experimental Watershed". This is the entrance to Teakettle.
You will need a key or lock combination to get through the gate. Please keep the gate
locked at all times and PLEASE keep the locks in the order you unlocked
them, think of the locks as links in a chain. Locking out one or more
of any of the locks results in someone else not being able to get in (or
out) of Teakettle.