Knapp’s Cabin

Kings Canyon National Park


During the 1920s, wealthy Santa Barbara businessman George Knapp built this simple wood-shingled cabin to store gear in during his extravagant fishing and camping excursions in Kings Canyon. From a signed roadside pullout on Hwy 180, about 2 miles east of the village, a very short trail leads to this hidden building, the oldest in Cedar Grove. Come around dusk, when the views of the glacier-carved canyon are glorious.


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