We loved this campsite! The sites are well-spaced, the campground is clean, and quiet (We reserved…read more#9 & #10). The creek that flows through the campground is ice-cold, and makes for a beautiful hike (My husband even caught a small trout)! The bathrooms were kept relatively clean for pit toilets, and clean water is provided from a spigot (to rinse dirty dishes, or kids!). There is a super convenient little general store in Camp Nelson, which is the closest town. Just a beautiful place, with Sequoias sprinkled throughout! You will wake up every morning, glad you're there. The camp host (I believe his name is Dan), was super chill and very helpful when we asked about local sights, and hikes. The only con right now is the fire restriction in effect for the whole area, so that means NO campfires (I got a Campfire Permit beforehand, which is required, but was not inspected). It's a very shady campground during the day, and it gets pretty chilly at night, not to mention very dark. Just make sure you have a propane stove/grill/firepit, and some lanterns/headlamps/flashlights you'll be good to go! *Trail of 100 Giants is a must see, though it's a 22 mile winding drive from the campground*

Great campground host who takes time to inform you about everything around the camp. A nice flowing…read morestream helps lull you to sleep each night. And a few trout to catch too. Very clean and well kept campground.

I don't know how to even describe this park, maybe, magical... The sequoias are majestic with sugar…read morepines sprinkled all around. I was here with the Sisters Corp. to do some volunteer work. I did not want to miss the opportunity to give my time for this beautiful place. This is my first time to visit this National Park and I know now it will not be my last. My first day at the volunteer camp group site as we gathered at the table to meet each other and go over the agenda for the weekend we had the opportunity to see a black bear casually roam through our campground near the tents (one of them was mine). We were all informed prior to arriving not to leave any scented items in the tents. No one wonder the bear kept moving along, but with the help of our camp host shooing it away from the campground. This is something we learned from the rangers, is to shoo them away so they don't get in the habit of coming around. The park offers many hiking trails, I had the chance to do one of many, which was the Long Meadow Trail. Very beautiful, plenty of foliage and evidence of a bear in the area. Another part of the park I got to visit was General Sherman. There is a park ranger that will tell you the history of the General Sherman tree. You can wait in a long line to take a pic in front of the tree with a General Sherman sign. Or you can take a pic around the fenced majestic tree. I choose not to wait in line. I had the chance to shuttle to General Sherman tree from the Museum. The Shuttle is free and seems to come every 10-15 min. From General Sherman I also shuttled to the Lodgepole marketplace and visitor center. In this area are bathrooms with showers (coin operated, quarters). The Marketplace has an area to order some food and also a section where you can purchase some ice cream by the scoop. The store offers assorted ice cream bars. The visitor center offers gift items as well as the marketplace. At the front of the visitor center they had a ranger available at a booth if you had any questions. This place is quite busy! Parking lot is a madhouse. Nearby is a campground you may want to check out or ask the ranger for some info. If you can, arrive early, find parking at the Museum and shuttle to everything if you can. Warning, when I was doing volunteer work in the parking lot across from the museum we witnessed a black bear enjoying some berries in the bushes. I'm not sure if they will venture into the parking lot with a lot human activity going on but be careful what you leave in your car, anything and everything with a scent. The park has so much to see. I look forward to returning to volunteer and to take advantage of what the park has to offer.

Best national park I've ever been to and that's saying a lot…read more It's magical, and I highly recommend getting to the Sherman trailhead prior to 9:30am if you want a parking spot. Takes about an hour to get in there, up there and parked so plan accordingly. The congress trail was amazing and for a 3.5 mile hike it took about 2.5 hours with frequent stops for pictures. Highly recommend a stop at lodge pole for refreshments and merch. Incredible experience from start to finish.

The camp host Gavin is amazing! He did a great job - it was a busy holiday weekend and he worked…read moresuper hard - he was awesome!!! ****Please if you are going to be in the Kern River wear a life vest - water can be very dangerous****

We were disappointed because the information provided when we made our reservation indicated that…read morefires were allowed in the park. Based on that information, we did not bring any gas cooking equipment with us. However, when we arrived, we were told that charcoal grills and campfires were not allowed and that we could only cook using approved gas equipment. Unfortunately, we were not aware of these restrictions when booking. We were especially disappointed that we couldn't enjoy a campfire during our stay. The information on the booking website should be updated to clearly reflect the current fire restrictions so guests can plan accordingly.

We recently stayed at Three Rivers Hideaway for 5 nights at the end of July-early August. We chose…read morethis RV park because of its close proximity to the Sequoia entrance. It's a small RV park with a mixture of people camping in RV's, tents and full-time residents. We stayed in spot 15 which is a full hookup site. The site was nice with gravel, a concrete pad with picnic table and a fire pit. We ended up only going to Sequoia for one day. We were kinda worried what we would do for the remainder of our visit and actually thought about going home early. We changed our minds once we decided to take advantage of the water access from the property's beach. We inflated our river tubes and floated the rest of the days away. My wife and 10 year old son decided to take a whitewater rafting trip offered on the property by Sequoia Adventures and loved it. We ended up making some great memories while we were there and we'd definitely stay there again. I don't think we'll ever visit Sequoia again, but we would head up that way for the whitewater rafting and to float in their pool of river water. There are also a couple of camp kitties that live in the campground. One in particular would come visit us and sleep on our chairs. Fluffy's visits were throughly enjoyed by many people in the campground and not just us. I didn't use the campground bathrooms or showers, but I saw the being cleaned every morning and included them in my photos in case anyone can find them helpful.

Quiet and peaceful, close to everything. Staff was amazing and helpful, super friendly, clean all…read morearound

sequioa national park in the spring time is so beautiful! lodgepole campsite was great w/ other…read morecampers at next door campsites and attentive rangers. the trailhead for tokopah falls is a 2 min walk away from the middle of the camp grounds. site 76: one "block" away from the river but close to the main road. only single parking spot right in front per campsite so the 2nd car parked a little farther away. bear box was right next to the picnic table w/ enough space for 6 ppl's worth of food, cooking gear and all toiletries. trash cans and bathrooms are within short reasonable walking distance. closest spicket was across the street but we washed out dishes at a sink in front of the bathroom. *research and prep well for bear safety including storing ALL proper items in the bear bins before booking a campsite! *bring a lantern into the bathroom b/c there's no lights in there! *end of may was 35 deg at night so super cold so definitely bring enough cloths and layers to sleep in!! day time in the sun is quite warm and nice

I'd give this place a 4.5 stars if I could. They lost half a star because the bathrooms were…read moredisgusting. It appeared they cleaned it maybe once a day. But it was stocked with toilet paper. Other than that the campgrounds was great. I love the fact the market is reasonably priced. They have a Cafe, showers, cleaner restrooms, and a laundry facility. The campsite was beautiful. Not too many bugs. Everywhere you looked it was beautiful. There's lots of campsites nearby but not too close. Our campsite was 202, right behind the large rock and pretty close to the river. It was nice hearing the rush of water throughout the day. The bathroom was close enough except for during the the night. Knowing that bears are in the area made it really scary going in the middle of the night. Wear a headlamp, it's much better than a flashlight. The shuttle will come inside the campgrounds and pick you up near the restrooms in the main parking lot. There are a few trails for hiking (which we didn't have time to do). I do recommend if traveling with another family to work out the food situation because there's only one bear box per site. One large cooler can fir or two smaller ones. One large and one small cooler will not fit in the box. ALL food, snack, even perfume, & body spry should be put into the bear box.

Such a beautiful and peaceful place to go camping! My friends and I came off season (October) so we…read morepretty much had the whole campsite to ourselves. Everything was so convenient from having a hose next to us and a river just down the stairs from the campsite. Loved every bit of the weekend we stayed there! Showers/restrooms were clean and there's also an air pump if you want to inflate your tubes for tubing in the river. This campsite is also easily walkable to town to get supplies or just explore. We also saw some fish, crawfish, ducks, frogs and deers. Overall such an amazing time hiking through the rocks of the riverbank and getting into the water (although cold, still manageable). Since it's out in the mountain area, we also saw a lot of stars. My friend even saw two shooting stars! Highly recommend this place for a good time out in nature! Also very grateful my pup was able to join us. He had so much fun!! 10/10 experience.

This was the most expensive campground that we ever stayed at. We were expecting a Resort style…read morepark. Boy were we wrong. The pedestal had a sign asking not to shut off any breakers. I was not going to plug into a 50amp service that was hot. Plus, the office appears to be plugged into the same pedestal with a 50amp extension cord. We were told that the power might be shut off, and I asked if we would be compensated for the outage. Response was "its not our fault". It was a mix of full time residents in houses and trailers along with campers. After we left, we went to the Oasis in Las Vegas. What difference, the price was 1/2 of Camp Kernville, and a magnificent park.

this is a pretty nice campground. spacious sites and easy to book online. little dried up success…read morelake.

Went here on a hot summer day to escape the 100+ degree heat. It was cool that you could park right…read moreon the beach of the lake and have all your junk for hanging out right there. We set up some chairs and canopy. Had some beers and lunch. It was fairly pleasant except for the GAS smell. The whole time, it just smelled like gas. Someone had a jet ski parked inside the roped-off swimming area. The water in the swimming area was stale and tepid and smelled like gas. I went in despite that, and it was gross. The muddy lake bottom and uncomfortably warm water added to the disgust. Once you get far enough into the lake it was cool and comfortable, but geez - right by the shore was awful. I'll just rent a boat next time, haha.

Such a beautiful afternoon. Perfect weather, lunch at Riverview. Water was low. Still so relaxing.read more

I've been "glamping" before when I was younger - my family used to rent a cabin and we would then…read moreexplore the mountains. However, I had never camped in a tent prior to this. However, Horse Creek was a good introduction to the camping world. At $20 a night, you get your own campsite that can fit up to 8-10 people. We were able to fit about 4 tents. The ground was flat enough to set up camp, and the grounds to eat and chill were spacious enough. As for the bathrooms, the showers are fairly clean and the toilets aren't too shabby either. It seemed like they were cleaned on a daily basis. As for entertainment, the campsite is right near the lake so every morning I woke up to the beautiful sight of nature - the sunset was pretty as well. The lake wasn't too dirty, although I would recommend water shoes. Also, the main office has friendly staff to answer any questions. Ultimately, if you want a campground that's at the bottom of the mountain (it's only 10-12 miles away from the entrance of the Sequoia National Park) that's clean and family-friendly, this place is extremely solid. I highly recommend it.

Had a fabulous time staying in three rivers and visiting the Sequoia and Kings Canyon national…read moreparks. The Rio, Sierra River House is a great place to stay. We stayed in the deluxe queen studio. The room was spacious and beautifully decorated. . It has a full kitchen and a full wall of windows overlooking the river! There was a great little deck with a table and chairs for eating breakfast and enjoying the view. The property had a great beach area with several nice spaces with canopies and chairs for guest to relax in. And plenty of space for all of the guests to enjoy . The River was clear and deep enough to swim in.. it was not very cold but was refreshing in the summer heat after a day spent up at the national parks. The room was wonderful . The kitchen was fully stocked with pots pans utensils , dishes, etc. the beds were comfortable there were plenty of blankets and towels etc. The host was very welcoming and responsive when we reached out with questions and there were instructions, request, and a lot of good suggestions for enjoying our stay provided in a paper that was left in the room.. I would definitely recommend the spot, I plan to come back to visit the Area again and couldn't imagine staying anywhere else

Rio Sierra River Resort is my favorite place to stay, period. Everything about it is amazing, from…read morethe river to the rooms, perfect. It has become a destination to me, not just an overnight pass-through. The staff are so attentive, just let them know if you need anything. I just recently stayed and can't wait to return. If you do have concerns, such as the cancelation policy, you should contact them in advance to clarify that.

If you like quiet and nature, THIS is a beautiful campground. The host Steven and his wife are…read moreincredible. They are readily available. I enjoyed the rugged experience and would love to do it again. Fresh clean air and lots of trees for shade.

This was a great area. Enough distance from other people. They have campground and yurts available…read more They had a restroom which was great. They had an area to start a small fire. There are places available to get water. The area was great. There was a meadow nearby. Would definitely come back again.