Three months after wildfire flames ripped through California’s ancient sequoia groves, officials at the Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks have announced the Giant Forest will reopen to the public.

Visitors will be able to access limited areas of the forest as part of a phased reopening, officials said — although winter storms could force some roadway closures.

The forest has been closed to public access since mid-September by the KNP Complex fire, which burned through more than 88,000 acres and is still smoldering in some areas.

The fire generated one of the most indelible images of the year, when the base of the General Sherman Tree — known as the largest tree on Earth by volume — had to be wrapped in fire-protective foil.

“We have been working hard to restore access to the Giant Forest as quickly as we responsibly can, and we thank everyone for their patience and flexibility with the limited access that we’re currently able to provide,” Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks Supt. Clay Jordan said in a statement.

Though sequoias are adapted to wildfire — and depend on it for reproduction — California’s new breed of faster, hotter and more intense wildfires has proved lethal. As many as 3,600 giant sequoias in the southern Sierra Nevada perished in the flames of the KNP Complex and the nearby Windy fire this year.

The stunning loss represents about 3% to 5% of the world’s giant sequoia population, officials said.

But many of the trails in the Giant Forest, including the Congress Trail, were not affected by the fire and remain open.