Cross-country skiing, snow play and snowmobiling are popular activities in the forest and monument during winter months. Specific winter activity areas accessible by highway are found on all the districts.

Shirley Meadows offers downhill skiing just south of Greenhorn Summit, off State Highway 155, and Montecito Sequoia Lodge offers over twenty miles of groomed cross-country ski trails just off the Generals Highway, near Sequoia-Kings Canyon National Parks. There are a few miles of marked cross-country ski trails on the Tule River/Hot Springs Districts.

Snowmobiling is limited to roads in the Giant Sequoia National Monument. Outside the monument, a large area near Tyler Meadow is available for over-snow use. Many roads in the monument are groomed for snowmobile use. For specific information and locations contact the District Offices, or go to the Off-highway Vehicle page, which will provide information on registration requirements, safety messages and route information for both off-highway vehicles and over-snow vehicles.